Hard boat dives are taking place midweek evenings between April and September…

Tuesday

Diving the Tyne area wrecks aboard local dive boat “Spellbinder II”, skippered by ex-commercial fisherman Alan Lopez. 

Chartered by BSAC Tyneside 114 branch; we have an open agreement for any places they can’t fill and occasionally helping out with boat marshalling.

Depth ranges between 10 ~ 35m depending on the qualifications and experience of those onboard on the day.

 This year we’ve enjoyed some stunning visibility, often reaching double figures.

Sites visited so far include…

• SS Mars
• SS Eston
• SS Pollion
• SS Renin
• SS Oslo/Chandris
• SS Blairhall
• MV Elise
• SS Albia

MV Spellbinder II website: www.divespellbinder.co.uk

Photo’s by Richard Booth, Chairman Tyneside BSAC 114

Friday

Diving the Farne Islands with Sovereign Diving of Seahouses.

The islands are heavily tidal, so where we go depends on the state of the tide on the day; but we try to cherry pick the best spots.

Site visited so far include…

• Whirl Rocks
• Knivestone
• Blue Caps
• SS Somali
• The Hopper
• North Wameses
• SS Coryton
• Crumston / SS Britannia
• Northern Hares
• The Pinnicles

Sovereign Diving website : www.sovereigndiving.co.uk