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Another successful week in Scapa Flow. This year was slitly more Tec oriented, since most of the divers were Tec certified. Multiple tank dives, modified rebreathers and many exoctic gases to get on the famous wrecks of the bay. We also dove some of the blockships that as their names indicat block the entry's of the sounds. Lying in shallow water, these wrecks have a lot of life on them and the visibility is far better, however they are highly tidal dives.

Among some of the wrecks visited this week:

- SMS Brummer
- SMS Köln
- SMS Dresden
- SMS Karlsruhe
- SMS Markgraf
- F2 & YC21
- Gobernador Boris
- James Barrie
A map of the wrecks
Arrival at Kirkwall airport, transfer to Stromness and finally the Radiant Queen
Kirkwall AirportStromnessThe Radiant Queen
The dives on Rebreathers and Open Circuit
Rebreathers !!!Open CircuitMimi on SCR
 

In 2003 we will come back to Scapa Flow for a Nitrox week and a Trimix week. The Nitrox week is open to all divers not wishing to go deeper than 45m and the Trimix week for experienced divers holding Trimix certification (if you are interested please contact us). Out of the bay their are many wrecks lying in deeper waters between 45m and 112m. The most famous ones are :

- James Barrie 45m (trawler)
- HMS Strathgarry 58m (HM drifter)
- HMS Hampshire 65m (cruiser)
- U18 73m (submarine)
- HMS Pheasant 76m (destroyer)
- HMS King Edward VII 112m (battleship)


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