Divers: Ben, Tim, Youri, George, Brett & Mark

The Piggot was a MHT Steam Hopper barge, even though it’s 46metres deep, at only 160 foot long, we can still swim the full length of theDivers: Ben, Tim, Youri, George, Brett & Mark The Piggot was a MHT Steam Hopper barge, even though it’s 46metres deep, at only 160 foot long, we can still swim the full length of the ship with out much effort. Dropping down the shot line the first 4 metres is full of hundreds of Jellyfish, but once through the Jellyfish with the incredible viz I can see the wreck from about 20metres down. Although she was a Hopper Barge, there are still a lot of bits and pieces to see if you just take the time to look. There is also quite a bit of structure to explore as well. The great viz gives me the opportunity to swim off the bow just to see what I can find laying off to the side. About 10 metres off the bow I see some thing laying in the sand that doesn’t look like its a natural piece of reef. I don’t really have time to spend working out exactly what it is (maybe a piece of mast or something) as my team members are keen to get back to the ship and continue their exploring. We finished our dive just near the shot line and after 35minutes of drifting decompression we are still only 5metres off the line – so not much current!!! Mark ship with out much effort. Dropping down the shot line the first 4 metres is full of hundreds of Jellyfish, but once through the Jellyfish with the incredible viz I can see the wreck from about 20metres down. Although she was a Hopper Barge, there are still a lot of bits and pieces to see if you just take the time to look. There is also quite a bit of structure to explore as well. The great viz gives me the opportunity to swim off the bow just to see what I can find laying off to the side. About 10 metres off the stern I see some thing laying in the sand that doesn’t look like its a natural piece of reef. I don’t really have time to spend working out exactly what it is (maybe a piece of mast or maybe a piece of steam pipe) as my team members are keen to get back to the ship and continue their exploring. We finished our dive just near the shot line and after 35minutes of drifting decompression we are still only 5metres off the line – so not much current!!!

Mark