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SHARK REPELLENT 6

COMMAND BOMB AND MINE DISPOSAL UNIT — H.M.S. `LOCHINVAR,' PORT EDGAR 11

NOTES FROM H.M.S. `RECLAIM' ... 11

MANTA BOARD SURVEY TO ROTTNEST 15

'Yo-Yo' NOTES (H.M.S. `ADAMANT') 16

How TO USE AN AQUALUNG 19

CHATHAM DIVING SCHOOL 21

FLEET CLEARANCE DIVING TEAM, HONG KONG 21

DIVERS' X-WORD ... 22-23

ANOTHER TRY FOR THE AULD MUG 25

51ST CLEARANCE DIVING TEAM NEWS 28

LONDONDERRY DIVING TEAM 31

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The strongest fish fish strongest The

Effectiveness of a shark repellent is is repellent shark a of Effectiveness

Finally, knowledge of lore among among lore of knowledge Finally,

acetate ions, an ingredient in decay- decay- in ingredient an ions, acetate

derived from the following formula: formula: following the from derived

effective in laboratory tests ; and the the and ; tests laboratory in effective

The first deterrent tested was copper copper was tested deterrent first The

acetate. Copper ions had proved proved had ions Copper acetate.

on the two baits gave a factor of of factor a gave baits two the on

effectiveness. effectiveness.

deterrent chemical. The comparison comparison The chemical. deterrent

in the number of strikes and catches catches and strikes of number the in one of which was guarded by the the by guarded was which of one

They consisted of presenting two two presenting of consisted They

tests, led to the first open sea tests. tests. sea open first the to led tests,

identical baits, 30 to 50 feet apart, apart, feet 50 to 30 baits, identical

to have little or no effect in the the in effect no or little have to

supporting evidence and laboratory laboratory and evidence supporting food, clouds by themselves appeared appeared themselves by clouds food,

laboratory tests. tests. laboratory

shark fishermen, substantiated by by substantiated fishermen, shark

the shark's predominantly olfactory olfactory predominantly shark's the

brain from scenting and locating the the locating and scenting from brain

different types of ink clouds failed. failed. clouds ink of types different

Since dark clouds did not prevent prevent not did clouds dark Since the poison, devoured all the bait. bait. the all devoured poison, the

Supersonics, stenches, irritants and and irritants stenches, Supersonics,

though killed within half-an-hour by by half-an-hour within killed though

failed as a deterrent. The sharks, sharks, The deterrent. a as failed

poisons, even in high concentration, concentration, high in even poisons,

discouraging. discouraging.

an effective shark repellent were were repellent shark effective an

under laboratory conditions to find find to conditions laboratory under

ments carried out on Dog sharks sharks Dog on out carried ments

morale to the point of prolonging prolonging of point the to morale

ing it. However, the initial experi- initial the However, it. ing

survival, obviously it is worth carry- worth is it obviously survival,

can afford swimmers protection protection swimmers afford can against shark attacks, thus raising raising thus attacks, shark against

the elimination of anxiety. anxiety. of elimination the morale. If an effective deterrent deterrent effective an If morale. decrease in anxiety is an increase in in increase an is anxiety in decrease

wrecked in shark-infested seas, is is seas, shark-infested in wrecked

who are unfortunate enough to be be to enough unfortunate are who

an important factor making for for making factor important an

survival of not only divers but those those but divers only not of survival

Sharks on control bait bait control on Sharks

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Sharks on control bait—Sharks on deterrent deterrent on bait—Sharks control on Sharks

effectiveness = effectiveness

Considering the diving that the the that diving the Considering

The natural food of sharks sharks of food natural The

Normally sharks locate food by by food locate sharks Normally

to recognise the danger by supplying supplying by danger the recognise to

danger would magnify it. However, However, it. magnify would danger

a deterrent, for such recognition of of recognition such for deterrent, a

were extremely rare, it was a mistake mistake a was it rare, extremely were

authentic incidents of shark bites expressed as a percentage and is is and percentage a as expressed bites shark of incidents authentic

Naval personnel believed that, since since that, believed personnel Naval

ensure that divers were not molested molested not were divers that ensure by the dangers of the deep. Some Some deep. the of dangers the by

the Admiralty decided that all all that decided Admiralty the

precautions should be taken to to taken be should precautions

Navy must do in tropical waters, waters, tropical in do must Navy

fish or wounded and helpless prey. prey. helpless and wounded or fish

crabs and shellfish. They seek food food seek They shellfish. and crabs especially stragglers from schools of of schools from stragglers especially

which is relatively easy to obtain, - - obtain, to easy relatively is which

there is a dying fish. fish. dying a is there

generally consists of a variety of of variety a of consists generally

small marine life such as fish, squids, squids, fish, as such life marine small

fast under water and this could well well could this and water under fast

with which a shark arrives wherever wherever arrives shark a which with account for the unfailing regularity regularity unfailing the for account

other creature is dying. The vibrat- The dying. is creature other

ions of the death throes travel far and and far travel throes death the of ions

postulate that it is their hearing hearing their is it that postulate

refute the idea that the shark's shark's the that idea the refute

sense which informs them that some some that them informs which sense

in a blind frenzy. Other people people Other frenzy. blind a in

from a long way off and dash about about dash and off way long a from sense of smell is so acute and and acute so is smell of sense

thrown overboard, as often happened happened often as overboard, thrown

after cleaning fish, they would collect collect would they fish, cleaning after

found that whenever any blood was was blood any whenever that found

Heyerdahl, while on his famous famous his on while Heyerdahl,

ing the behaviour of sharks and he he and sharks of behaviour the ing

expedition, spent much time watch- time much spent expedition,

is derived from the olfactory lobes lobes olfactory the from derived is

and the nasal chambers. Thor Thor chambers. nasal the and

smell and sight. This sense of smell smell of sense This sight. and smell

fame as an extraordinarily voracious voracious extraordinarily an as fame

a shark's insatiable appetite and its its and appetite insatiable shark's a

of a normal fish. This accounts for for accounts This fish. normal a of

fish. fish.

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Carcharies tricus- Carcharies

and the Tiger shark, are are shark, Tiger the and

Let is now consider the principal principal the consider now is Let

Another interesting trait of sharks sharks of trait interesting Another

But the most important factor of of factor important most the But

of the intestine is about 50% of that that of 50% about is intestine the of

this food entirely and research has has research and entirely food this

food it devours. Unfortunately the the Unfortunately devours. it food

gastric juices are not able to digest digest to able not are juices gastric

shown that the power of assimilation assimilation of power the that shown

prevent itself sinking to the bottom. bottom. the to sinking itself prevent is obtained from the broken-down broken-down the from obtained is

This demands a lot of energy which which energy of lot a demands This

thus it must swim continuously to to continuously swim must it thus

bladder found in bony fishes and and fishes bony in found bladder

particular depth as it lacks the air air the lacks it as depth particular It cannot adjust its weight to a a to weight its adjust cannot It

bone stage but is cartilaginous like like cartilaginous is but stage bone

our ears or the septum of our noses. noses. our of septum the or ears our

primitive elementary fish. fish. elementary primitive

characteristics of sharks. It is a a is It sharks. of characteristics

may arouse the shark's curiosity. curiosity. shark's the arouse may

It is, therefore, unwise for a diver to to diver a for unwise therefore, is, It skeleton has never advanced to the the to advanced never has skeleton

by wearing any equipment which which equipment any wearing by

white or yellow object is attacked. attacked. is object yellow or white

increase the light surfaces on himself himself on surfaces light the increase

been tried and prove that dark dark that prove and tried been

colours. Many experiments have have experiments Many colours.

objects are ignored whereas any any whereas ignored are objects

propel them at 50 mph. They are, are, They mph. 50 at them propel

is that they are attracted to bright bright to attracted are they that is

ten quick fin strokes are able to to able are strokes fin quick ten

indeed, extremely dangerous. dangerous. extremely indeed,

Whale shark and they are by far the the far by are they and shark Whale

are over 30 feet long, and eight or or eight and long, feet 30 over are

most aggressive. Often these fishes fishes these Often aggressive. most

pidates, pidates, the three largest species after the the after species largest three the

Great White Shark, Shark, White Great

all is the species of the shark. The The shark. the of species the is all

not attack this unknown quantity. - - quantity. unknown this attack not

the (living area is one which is used used is which one is area (living the

by immense shoals of fishes then it it then fishes of shoals immense by

sharks, voracious as they are, will will are, they as voracious sharks, is reasonable to assume that the the that assume to reasonable is

Repellent Repellent

Shark Shark

Inst. I,ieut. F. J. D. Kelly, B.Sc., R.N. R.N. B.Sc., Kelly, D. J. F. I,ieut. Inst.

by by

zine will remember the article article the remember will zine

The time of day, or rather the the rather or day, of time The

As regards place, one should con- should one place, regards As

Approximately 325 species of shark shark of species 325 Approximately

fishes feed after dark. If, however, however, If, dark. after feed fishes

important. Nearly all carnivorous carnivorous all Nearly important.

amount of light, is also extremely extremely also is light, of amount

and like men. men. like and

their appetites, these sharks know know sharks these appetites, their

in the small jungle villages to satisfy satisfy to villages jungle small the in

flesh and constantly slaughter people people slaughter constantly and flesh

tigers of India who have tried human human tried have who India of tigers

bag-adminkanevalla, the man-eating man-eating the bag-adminkanevalla,

men were devoured; and, like the the like and, devoured; were men

hundreds of wrecked and wounded wounded and wrecked of hundreds

tales of nightmare scenes when when scenes nightmare of tales

the utmost respect. Many are the the are Many respect. utmost the

If, on the other hand, the shark is is shark the hand, other the on If,

I last-but-one issue of the maga- maga- the of issue last-but-one I

war raged, it should be treated with with treated be should it raged, war

encountered in waters where the the where waters in encountered

he is, what his defences are — and and — are defences his what is, he can be eaten or not, how dangerous dangerous how not, or eaten be can

hence will hesitate before attacking. attacking. before hesitate will hence

not a normal phenomenon to the the to phenomenon normal a not

shark. It will not know whether man man whether know not will It shark.

place, the species, and the time, may may time, the and species, the place,

sider that the appearance of man is is man of appearance the that sider

but there is no simple answer. The The answer. simple no is there but

all be deciding factors. factors. deciding be all tant as a hazard to men. The simple simple The men. to hazard a as tant question may now be asked, 'Is the the 'Is asked, be now may question

habitat as to be considered unimpor- considered be to as habitat

of small size or so restricted in in restricted so or size small of

shark dangerous to man or not ?', ?', not or man to dangerous shark

are recognised but many are either either are many but recognised are

meet one. one. meet

prove invaluable to any diver who who diver any to invaluable prove

willingly or un-willingly happens to to happens un-willingly or willingly

about these fishes which should should which fishes these about

'Shark Attacks in Australian Waters Waters Australian in Attacks 'Shark

received a wealth of information information of wealth a received

since 1919'. As a result of this, we we this, of result a As 1919'. since MHOSE subscribers who read the the read who subscribers MHOSE

Mob- Mob-

". . . Sharks were attracted to the the to attracted were Sharks . . ".

The Naval Research Laboratory Laboratory Research Naval The

when the plain fish were put out out put were fish plain the when

immediately following the repellent. repellent. the following immediately

was thrown over. A few came back back came few A over. thrown was the boat. They ate fish for only 5 5 only for fish ate They boat. the

three times. On the first trial the the trial first the On times. three

fish and shovelled for 30 seconds, seconds, 30 for shovelled and fish

20 seconds, repeating the procedure procedure the repeating seconds, 20 seconds after the repellent mixture mixture repellent the after seconds

on the plain fish right at the stern of of stern the at right fish plain the on

them. Then I started on the repellent repellent the on started I Then them.

after which I shovelled plain fish for for fish plain shovelled I which after

sharks were quite ferocious in feeding feeding in ferocious quite were sharks

pared a tub of fresh fish and another another and fish fresh of tub a pared

plain fish for 30 seconds while the the while seconds 30 for fish plain

tub of fish mixed with repellent repellent with mixed fish of tub

his camera. I shovelled over the the over shovelled I camera. his

powder. We got up the shoal of of shoal the up got We powder.

hack of the shrimp boat with trash trash with boat shrimp the of hack

sharks, with much splashing, ate ate splashing, much with sharks,

dashing, splashing shoal. We pre- We shoal. splashing dashing,

fish. The sharks appeared as a a as appeared sharks The fish.

sharks and the photographer started started photographer the and sharks

St. Augustine. ,An•excerpt from the the from ,An•excerpt Augustine. St.

report follows. follows. report extreme mob-behaviour conditions of of conditions mob-behaviour extreme

was tested in May 1944, under the the under 1944, May in tested was

discovered a nigrosine-type dye which which dye nigrosine-type a discovered

him from view. view. from him

the scent of the swimmer and diffuse diffuse and swimmer the of scent the

and the Calco Chemical Corporation Corporation Chemical Calco the and

It does occur artificially at certain certain at artificially occur does It

around him a dark cloud to screen screen to cloud dark a him around

ing a deterrent that would both mask mask both would that deterrent a ing

established the necessity of develop- of necessity the established

Biloxi, the score was reduced from from reduced was score the Biloxi,

Mississipi. During open-sea tests at at tests open-sea During Mississipi.

periods in conjunction with the the with conjunction in periods

Augustine, Florida, and at Biloxi, Biloxi, at and Florida, Augustine, 80%, to 45% effectiveness. This fact fact This effectiveness. 45% to 80%,

behaviour among sharks is extremely extremely is sharks among behaviour

rare under normal feeding conditions. conditions. feeding normal under rare

rapidly as pieces of fish. fish. of pieces as rapidly

petition with hundreds of thousands thousands of hundreds with petition

chips were taken by sharks about as as about sharks by taken were chips

shrimping fleet operations at St. St. at operations fleet shrimping

of other sharks. In some tests, wood wood tests, some In sharks. other of

is hunting for a mouthful in com- in mouthful a for hunting is

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The term slow feeding is speci- is feeding slow term The

Since no deterrent can be expected expected be can deterrent no Since

It was thought that a deterrent deterrent a that thought was It

behaviour conditions, a shark is is shark a conditions, behaviour

primarily by smell. Under mob- Under smell. by primarily

his food, locates it, and attacks it it attacks and it, locates food, his

convinced of the presence of food food of presence the of convinced

Under slow feeding, the shark seeks seeks shark the feeding, slow Under and strikes at anything he sees. He He sees. he anything at strikes and

Under normal slow-feeding condit- slow-feeding normal Under

fically used in contrast to certain certain to contrast in used fically high stimulation and excitability. excitability. and stimulation high

various localities off the west coast coast west the off localities various

rare mob-behaviour conditions of of conditions mob-behaviour rare

deterrent had already been tested in in tested been already had deterrent

ions it showed itself to be roughly roughly be to itself showed it ions

to be 100% effective, the interested interested the effective, 100% be to time of this agreement, a shark shark a agreement, this of time

of South America and off Florida. Florida. off and America South of

80% effective. effective. 80%

stances (67°A, effectiveness). At the the At effectiveness). (67°A, stances

guarded bait should be taken by by taken be should bait guarded

ive bait, a swimmer. swimmer. a bait, ive agencies agreed that a repellent- a that agreed agencies

guarded bait under similar circum- similar under bait guarded

was reasonable to suppose that it it that suppose to reasonable was sharks only 33% as often as un- as often as 33% only sharks

perts, who are of the opinion that that opinion the of are who perts,

comparatively speaking, an attract- an speaking, comparatively attractive to sharks, that is, fish, it it fish, is, that sharks, to attractive would give protection to less attract- less to protection give would

ive bait. If a deterrent was capable capable was deterrent a If bait. ive

anything which does not remotely remotely not does which anything

of protecting the type of bait most most bait of type the protecting of

resemble regular shark food is not, not, is food shark regular resemble

commercial shark-fishermen and ex- and shark-fishermen commercial

attract them with goat blood. This This blood. goat with them attract

A shrimp trawl invariably attracts attracts invariably trawl shrimp A

use liVe human bait for the experi- the for bait human liVe use

many sharks, but it was difficult to to difficult was it but sharks, many is in line with the belief of both both of belief the with line in is

ments, the investigators sought to to sought investigators the ments,

which protected inert fish bait from from bait fish inert protected which establish food preferences for sharks. sharks. for preferences food establish

Since it was obviously impossible to to impossible obviously was it Since keep sharks away from regions where where regions from away sharks keep

attack might also protect a swimmer. swimmer. a protect also might attack

they had been killed. killed. been had they

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Notes from H.M.S. 'Reclaim' T may seem a little indelicate at were emergency destroyer — which Ithis time of the year to write meant canteen leave only — but about our summer cruise but, as the divers managed to dive in the our last contribution to the Magazine bay which did relieve the monotony. was solely concerned with technical- They used Siebe Gorman's Mistral ities, perhaps the readers will forgive sets, S.A.B.A. and the gas mask. us. Anyway we intend to give a few The Mistral proved very popular as of the highlights which have occured it was new to many of the divers, since the refit. and was extensively used. At the end of August, having Risden and Biesley, the well- completed extensive trials, we sailed known salvage company from South- for Portland. The working-up period ampton, gave the hip a wreck to started and Reclaim began to look work on in 150 feet of water about `Excessive sebaceousness has a deleterious effect on the cytoplasm and, her usual self, For a short period we 10 miles south of Portland Bill, to a lesser extent, the metabolism'

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Little did we realise at the time that at once jumped overboard and this generous offer would almost secured lines to the diver's helmet. result in a tragedy. On September 1st Fortunately, the diver had surfaced it was decided to view this wreck by by the midships door and he was asdic, moor over it and then sight it soon inboard. His suit was cut off visually either by diving or using the and he was rushed to the R.C.C. in observation chamber. The asdics the diving flat, where the Surgeon- very quickly made contact and after Lieutenant took charge. We are glad the ship was successfully moored a to report that the diver has not diver was sent down to view the suffered any ill effects after this hair- wreck. raising experience. He still remains PO Newson failed to make contact one of our keenest divers. and PO Mills was then sent down On inspection of the equipment after the ship had been moved a we found the inlet valve on the little. Reports came through that helmet had parted. All the screws the wreck was below him and that securing both parts of the valve had p a he could see what looked like a davit sheared off, allowing the valve and sticking up and an engine-room the valve-spring to fall out. This in hatch-grating. As he then reported itself normally proves fatal but that the tide was starting to run, it happily the diver reported earlier was decided to bring him up. that his suit was flooding-up and he We realised this was not going to had been given maximum air supply. be as easy as it seemed. His air-pipe This extra air plus the tide must had become foul of the wreck, and have been all that was required to due to the strength of the tide the carry the diver to the surface. But stand-by diver couldn't be sent how he missed the ship's bottom is down to aid him. To make matters still a mystery. worse, the shot-rope became foul and Two days later we sailed for St. parted, due to the tide; this was now Jean-de-Luz, a beautiful resort, sit- running at about 3 knots, the in- uated between Biarritz and the crease from slack water having Spanish border. occured in fifteen minutes. The only The voyage was uneventful. Blue remaining hope was that the diver skies and a calm sea augured well for could remain below without any the future and all were in high personal injury or damage to his- spirits. The long refit was enough to equipment until the • tide changed hatter the nerve, of even the most six hours hence. confident person. We had to anchor All at once we found we could haul in the bay, a mile off shore, as the in both the air-pipe and breast-rope, harbour is equipped to take only which we proceeded to do at record fishing boats and pleasure yachts. speed — but our efforts were inter- Fishing is the main industry there rupted by a yell from the upper deck, and the people have. the typical `Diver on the surface, starboard side, Basque friendliness. This was to amidships.' Every available diver prove advantageous when our liberty rushed to find out what was happen- boats came alongside and a horde of ing. The Coxswain was clasping the sailors invaded the town. diver's hands whilst the Chief M.E. Not long after anchoring, a fleet was hanging on to the Coxswain's of small boats appeared. It seemed feet. PO's Scantlbury and Holland that the population of St Jean were —(13)— www.mcdoa.org.uk

The operator lies full length ou the the ou length full lies operator The

It is a framework of light tubular tubular light of framework a is It

At this juncture, a brief description description brief a juncture, this At

We are now in Falmouth having having Falmouth in now are We

to the surface. surface. the to

Pull the blades upward and it rises rises it and upward blades the Pull

framework, tucks his flippers securely securely flippers his tucks framework,

various depths. Push the blades blades the Push depths. various

downwards, and the 'Manta' board board 'Manta' the and downwards,

goes to whatever depth is required. required. is depth whatever to goes

to the elevators of an aircraft, the up up the aircraft, an of elevators the to

these blades which work, similarly similarly work, which blades these

and down positions through the the through positions down and

positive buoyancy), a pair of wooden wooden of pair a buoyancy), positive

blades are fixed at the head, and it is is it and head, the at fixed are blades

board is our own idea, and we are are we and idea, own our is board

creatures, with its elevators, ballast ballast elevators, its with creatures,

Underwater sled is a name that that name a is sled Underwater

tanks and bent tubular construction. construction. tubular bent and tanks

side longitudinally (this is purely for for purely is (this longitudinally side could be applied to it, but 'Manta' 'Manta' but it, to applied be could

distinct resemblance to both these these both to resemblance distinct

to the manta ray. Probably the the Probably ray. manta the to

steel, a ballast tank is fixed on each each on fixed is tank ballast a steel,

mantis, and others who attribute it it attribute who others and mantis,

one can deny that the machine has a a has machine the that deny can one

sticking to it. it. to sticking

those who say that the name is is name the that say who those

latter explanation is correct, but no no but correct, is explanation latter

given after the insect, the praying praying the insect, the after given

needs clarifying. There has been been has There clarifying. needs out of place. First, the word 'Manta' 'Manta' word the First, place. of out

of the 'Manta' board would not be be not would board 'Manta' the of

by an aircraft. aircraft. an by

some argument here lately, between between lately, here argument some

nearest approach to low-level flying flying low-level to approach nearest

vessels present. present. vessels

had a short spell in Portsmouth. Portsmouth. in spell short a had

readers already know, the Scimitar Scimitar the know, already readers

during the neap tides. Contact was was Contact tides. neap the during

was recovered by the other salvage salvage other the by recovered was

made using asdic sets but, as most most as but, sets asdic using made

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Victorious. Victorious.

Sunday 13th January 1958, 1958, January 13th Sunday

The Underwater Explorers Club of W.A. (Inc.) (Inc.) W.A. of Club Explorers Underwater The

Manta Board Survey to Rottnest Rottnest to Survey Board Manta

N N

Underwater Explorers Club of of Club Explorers Underwater

ten diving members of the the of members diving ten

It did, however, (and this was the the was this (and however, did, It

by by

This survey did not bring to light light to bring not did survey This

This survey was carried out on a a on out carried was survey This

travel is incomparable, and is the the is and incomparable, is travel

'Manta' board. For the Club mem- Club the For board. 'Manta'

bers' own enjoyment, this method of of method this enjoyment, own bers'

that reasonably long distances could could distances long reasonably that

divers on this apparatus called the the called apparatus this on divers

be covered by a team of well-trained well-trained of team a by covered be

things sighted. sighted. things

real object of the exercise) prove prove exercise) the of object real

marine biologists or keen under- keen or biologists marine

water observers, were the only only the were observers, water

life, usually only interesting to the the to interesting only usually life,

Sandy bottom, interspersed with with interspersed bottom, Sandy

veloped by one of our members, members, our of one by veloped

results which newspapers love. love. newspapers which results

reef formations or any spectacular spectacular any or formations reef tManta' board, designed and de- and designed board, tManta'

seaweed, a few fish and other marine marine other and fish few a seaweed,

Len McWhinney. S.C.U.B.A. gear gear S.C.U.B.A. McWhinney. Len

anything of particular interest on the the on interest particular of anything was used as the underwater breathing breathing underwater the as used was

Island, the depth varying from 25 25 from varying depth the Island,

sea floor; no wrecks, no interesting interesting no wrecks, no floor; sea

to 72 feet. feet. 72 to

Western Australia, together with a a with together Australia, Western

between the main-land and Rottnest Rottnest and main-land the between

medium. medium. mile survey across the ocean floor floor ocean the across survey mile

naval navigator, a marine biologist biologist marine a navigator, naval

and a reporter, completed a twelve twelve a completed reporter, a and

O

be expected from the land and only only and land the from expected be

whilst landing on H.M.S. H.M.S. on landing whilst

The estimated position was 16 miles miles 16 was position estimated The

water and right in the middle of the the of middle the in right and water

shipping lanes. No protection could could protection No lanes. shipping

15-20 minutes' diving time is possible possible is time diving minutes' 15-20 south of Selsey Bill in 220 feet of of feet 220 in Bill Selsey of south

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was certainly certainly was

Reclaim Reclaim

We left the exercise area on the the on area exercise the left We

Anybody who has been to this this to been has who Anybody

So the week passed and all too too all and passed week the So

Scimitar aircraft which had crashed crashed had which aircraft Scimitar

time being diverted to assist in the the in assist to diverted being time but again we were disappointed, this this disappointed, were we again but

26th of September for Portsmouth Portsmouth for September of 26th

search for and possible salvage of the the of salvage possible and for search

journey from Cardiff and this re- this and Cardiff from journey

and clearing fouled loop sweeps. sweeps. loop fouled clearing and

of suspected foul screws and rudders rudders and screws foul suspected of diving was restricted to inspections inspections to restricted was diving

lieved the monotony. Nevertheless, Nevertheless, monotony. the lieved

at Barry which is only a short train train short a only is which Barry at

replaced the sun and heat and it it and heat and sun the replaced

faded. Part of the time was spent spent was time the of Part faded.

wasn't long before all vestige of tan tan of vestige all before long wasn't

place will realise what a come-down come-down a what realise will place

it was to St Jean. Fog, rain and cold cold and rain Fog, Jean. St to was it

on stores and men to play our part part our play to men and stores on

broke Docks. There we had to take take to had we There Docks. broke

in the NATO exercise 'Ship Shape.' Shape.' 'Ship exercise NATO the in

making good time when a signal signal a when time good making

came through diverting us to Pem- to us diverting through came

room staff and and staff room

rev's were produced by the engine- the by produced were rev's

ment was soon carried out and we we and out carried soon was ment

on whether one was married or single, single, or married was one whether on

tunately or unfortunately, depending depending unfortunately, or tunately

taining, decided to break loose and and loose break to decided taining,

sailed only one hour adrift. Pompey Pompey adrift. hour one only sailed

salvage of the misbehaving equip- misbehaving the of salvage

had so much to do with the enter- the with do to much so had

The observation chamber, having having chamber, observation The

St. Jean-de-Luz. However, it wasn't wasn't it However, Jean-de-Luz. St.

sink just before sailing time. For- time. sailing before just sink

only the crew who wanted to stay. stay. to wanted who crew the only his drinks. drinks. his

joined in the fun; and many a girl girl a many and fun; the in joined

soon we had to say good-bye to to good-bye say to had we soon nobody in uniform was charged for for charged was uniform in nobody

proprietor was so pleased at the the at pleased so was proprietor

increased trade that from then on on then from that trade increased musicians took over one cafe and the the and cafe one over took musicians

rued the fact that she had emptied a a emptied had she that fact the rued

white front. The ship's group ship's The front. white

handful of confetti down a sailor's sailor's a down confetti of handful

in no uncertain manner. The sailors sailors The manner. uncertain no in

which they attacked the Royal Navy Navy Royal the attacked they which

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the ship. ship. the

thoroughly inspecting inspecting thoroughly

en masse to visit visit to masse en

Reclaim, Reclaim,

That night there was open-air open-air was there night That

Many tours were arranged for the the for arranged were tours Many

Great interest was shown in the the in shown was interest Great

This proved immense fun. Every- fun. immense proved This

body had huge bags of confetti with with confetti of bags huge had body

the famous Battle of Confetti and and Confetti of Battle famous the

fireworks display was incorporated. incorporated. was display fireworks

the end of the bull fighting season season fighting bull the of end the

dancing in the square and to mark mark to and square the in dancing

fiably proud. proud. fiably

one, a record of which we are justi- are we which of record a one,

that last season we had a 100% 100% a had we season last that

success at cricket — played one, won won one, played — cricket at success

Basque country, and were great great were and country, Basque

and convincingly won. This means means This won. convincingly and

a team of British exiles at cricket cricket at exiles British of team a

crew by the Vice-Consul in Biarritz. Biarritz. in Vice-Consul the by crew

successes. On the Sunday we played played we Sunday the On successes. We were never short of passengers passengers of short never were We San Sebastian and a trip round the the round trip a and Sebastian San

They included visits to Lourdes, Lourdes, to visits included They

one's thoughts and concentration. concentration. and thoughts one's

for trips to the sea bed, in the the in bed, sea the to trips for

observation chamber. chamber. observation

and bikini rather tended to disturb disturb to tended rather bikini and

beautiful French girl whose perfume perfume whose girl French beautiful

drove us round the bend. This was was This bend. the round us drove

dred and one things we have, almost almost have, we things one and dred

to explain in French the technical- the French in explain to

especially so when the enquirer was a a was enquirer the when so especially

ities of the standard gear, the the gear, standard the of ities

observation chamber and the hun- the and chamber observation

diving flat and equipment but trying trying but equipment and flat diving

of small boats around the ship never never ship the around boats small of

altered throughout our stay and and stay our throughout altered essential to have several men on duty duty on men several have to essential

turn were feasting our eyes on the the on eyes our feasting were turn

when we opened for visitors it was was it visitors for opened we when

side. side.

solely to look after those tied along- tied those after look to solely

oiselles. It wasn't long before all all before long wasn't It oiselles.

Yachts, rowing boats and peddallos peddallos and boats rowing Yachts, the paintwork and wondering where where wondering and paintwork the

initial shyness vanished. This array array This vanished. shyness initial many bronzed bikini-clad madam- bikini-clad bronzed many

then proceeded to go round and and round go to proceeded then

we were concealing our guns. We in in We guns. our concealing were we

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`Yo-Yo' Notes (H.M.S. 'Adamant') E find great interest in knowing alongside a farmer's haystack. Noth- the whereabouts of our friends ing daunted, Mk.l's were rapidly don- Win the branch and hence start ned, and a quick shoring job using our notes by giving recent changes the diving ladder and all available in the unit. Pony Moore departed for timber, ensured the M.F.V. remained warmer climes having been relieved perpendicular until the next tide, by Jack Langley from Chats. Nick when we were towed off with the Photograph by kind permission of Scottish Daily Express Queripel, complete with brand new assistance of a T.R.V. As can be im- spouse, left us to re-join Vernon. agined this resulted in very witty which was listing dangerously in papers and we were highly com- James Watt Dock, Greenock. When Robbie has been whipped away from repartee being exchanged with the 4) mended by F.O. Scotland. Deepwater's Chandlery to take over locals. we arrived she had listed as far as 55° and didn't look as if she was At the moment we are back with the reins. S/Lt Simmons, the Diving We have been having our share of the more ordinary tasks of floating Officer, is shortly to leave us as well. very far from going over on her side. bad weather too. One night we were Apparently a five inch diameter hole dock inlets, inspections of sub- He joins H.M.S. Daring, being hauled out of our bunks to go to the marines and lost articles, etc. relieved by S/Lt Kempsall. had been cut in her side about four assistance of a yacht who was feet above the water line to drain The unit to date consists of PO On return from one of our sub- supposedly flashing SOS to the shore bilge water; and during the night, O'Connor and AB Stewart on H.M.S. marine inspection trips to Invararay during the height of the gale. whilst the night watchmen were Adamant, and on the boat we have last month, we encountered some Having got to the yacht moorings we transferring fuel or something, she CPO Roberts (Cox'n), PO Semple, unfriendly fog in Loch Fyne and worked in and out of about 50 took on a list which put this hole POME Macintyre, LS Rees, AB found ourselves on the beach almost yachts, sounding our siren and under water. The watchmen, need- Langley, and AB Beacom as chef. —(16)— —(17)— www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk ,...... "...... _..._...... "...... _...... "_.„...... ,...... , i i How to use an Aqualung . by Alott E. Dono Send your Gifts-g i MHIS article has been written to to the Jock Strap. Have this com- I counter much which has been fortably adjusted, then take it up through Bernards published recently on the sub- an extra notch so that distinct ject in a manner not becoming to the pressure is apparent beneath the i i seriousness of the operation of armpits. i i diving under water. , Through the Bernard Direct The rest of your equipment is First of all it is necessary to donned quickly, whilst checking the Despatch Service your choice i obtain an Aqualung; this can be done newly gummed heel-grip of your fin of gifts can be sent to any by borrowing from a friend, taking (pronounced flipper on South Coast), I out H.P. terms on one for the rest of which unfortunately prevented you address to arrive on any date one's life, finding one, or as a last from diving last week. A last check desired and accompanied resort joining an underwater swim- to see that your polythene in- ming club. Having read all current struction book is securely in your where required by personal British and Continental literature on weight belt, one more pull on your greeting cards or messages. the theory, ask your diving colleagues fag, then you can descend slowly into jw for general advice and then use a the water. Immediately upon enter- diving technique which you find out ing the water you sink a little but it Where it is not preferred to by yourself by trial and error. seems that your mouthpiece is pay cash the cost of orders nowhere around so surface quietly Nevertheless you have presumably and ask friend to bring it in front of may be charged to a Credit carried out the precaution of asking your face instead of behind your account for settlement by Admiralty Allotment or a number of friends to dive with you head. With slow revolving hand — as the 'buddy system' is highly movements you now gracefully sink Banker's Order. recommended. On this occasion they to find that at 6 feet down no air either have to wash the car, visit a is coming through. A fully illustrated 28 page Gift List will be sent on relative or work overtime, but would have jumped at the opportunity Fast hand movements and violent request. otherwise. It is a good thing to decide thrashing of legs will propel you to now that you won't be taking any the surface and it is better to climb Make this a happier Christmas with Gifts from extra-ordinary risks — this makes into the boat for a breather. Whilst the justification of diving alone more enjoying your breather the cylinder Bernards for you really palatable to the conscience. valve can be opened by your friend DO BUY BETTER AT BERNARDS who will no doubt apologise for his Naturally, as you will be spending previous oversight. a fair time around the 200 feet mark, you will want plenty of air, and a Ten minutes having elapsed, you double or triple bank of 120 cubic ft will carry out your check drill cylinders will satisfy your require- meticulously this time, stand on side C. H. BERNARD & SONS LTD ments nicely. of boat and jump in forwards. Amidst the foam of green/blue bubbles ANGLIA HOUSE, HARWICH It is always necessary to get which shuttle about you, you will ex- assistance when climbing into the perience freedom, but now a check and at 6-9 Queen Street, PORTSMOUTH harness of the outfit, as an insurance on your depth gauge. Yes you are against forgetting to do something. and at :34 Branches Members of the II.N.T.A. descending well and as you move Make sure that the harness straps are your left arm swiftly towards your a firm fit, paying particular attention face the readings are clear 10, 12, 14,

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Forth.

From Chatham may we extend to

Congratulations to CPO Jackson

The C.D. Team lost Lieutenant

Attacks have been carried out in A visit to Singapore soon followed

tends to place in his shed as an H.M.S. H.M.S. Year. PO Christmas, B.E.M., from spending on being up-rated. He has left all our friends, our heartiest and best

bench is taking shape. This he in- wishes for Christmas and the New

many hours in the E.V.T. Centre pedoes but this has not prevented Heatley, M.B.E., in November. He is ornament. where slowly but surely a work emigrating to Australia. They have

been fairly busy recently with mines,

through a sewer to arrive at their process of being installed. smoke floats and misbehaving tor- has been obtained and this is in the

for sale. many places, the worst of all their prisoners whilst attempting to objective. Their best friends wouldn't team for other exercises. These were their return that all the beer had been drunk. Never has there been

enough. All our opium pipes are now requiring half the team to come up remove the odours, they found on This was bad enough but, having left and we combined with the Home chronic pains in our arms afterwards

great fun but most of us suffered speak to them — far less tell them. such a discontented team.

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Hong Kong

things are

Chatham Diving School

Kingfisher,

Fleet Clearance Diving Team,

LTHOUGH several changes

occurred in the school's high command due to the paying off

WO changes have occured in the

heirarchy of the team since we

last sent notes and, as with all

We are following in the footsteps

Malta has lost CPO Gates whom

The most sensational job we've

A

various outbuildings. To give added unearthed the fact that his job will

fit for anything.

ment and diligent enquiries have tone a new Recompression Chamber

of the school at Horsea by erecting is now a mere fourteen stone and B.E.M., is now in the chair and turn-overs, so much had to be done of 'Oggies' since leaving Devonport, that we missed the last issue. Lieutenant Commander Warner as be with the Reserve Fleet, Rosyth. CPO Pearman is awaiting draft to received regarding his future employ- the 'Boss', and CPO McKinlay is the of H.M.S. going quite smoothly. CPO Hall, attempted recently was the search Scotland. Many queries have been and PO Rust, having been deprived Lieutenant Checksfield has relieved we welcome here with open arms matchstick-making industry. emigrate to Canada and assist the

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Special Note:

Uxbridge Sub-Aqua Group.

INFORMATION OFFICER,

It doesn't matter though as it's just

The Uxbridge Sub-Aqua Group

might have got into trouble today.

cylinders. Unharness, and fit the have a check on the air content of the

that any compliments are deserved as you suspected, empty. reluctantly declines to take any credit for the research or factual

certainly was a good thing to have Oarsman's Rating Certificate or you Underwater Mariners Salvage and too. Upon reflection of the day's activities, back at the pub, it accuracy of this acticle. We feel had such a good basic training at the baths when you got your 'C' Class special American check gauge—just

by the author alone. starting to rain and it's getting late

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you better come up again as you

Out of the water again with simple Over the side again, shore side this down. Breathing is very tight at

job there's another weight belt in the

16 feet down, down, but now a

floating feeling again and your head

has gone complete with your new pended upside down. For a change bobs above the surface, `Blimey', three guineas stainless, supper back of your weight belt when taking that depth reading. That means the belt your bootees which keeps you sus- you must have whipped out the pin time, so everybody can see you. No you can roll in this time, over the which you had just purchased. have collected a pocket of air in boat, it's not certain to whom it — — explanation to friend. It's a good belongs but he probably won't mind. back end of the boat,—down--down

serrated, none sinking divers knife 20 feet, so you come for relief—let's

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due to throwing ball weights at the us back to reality. Classes have 0:1(81.It is usual to find that half the The morning after, we inflict our- selves on PO Lewis at B.D.O's for lock gates from the attacking posit- restarted. Sales of the magazine may party has disappeared by then but a pot dip as their tea is much stronger ion. Crocodile-infested waters were be increased if we can persuade the where they go is anybody's guess. than ours. next on the agenda. A most alarm- New Zealand lads from H.M.N.Z.S. We did, however, have a hectic ing time resulted as can be imagined. Rotoiti that in order to qualify a chit thrash when saying farewell to The school is always open for However, the only souvenirs of this must be sent to Deepwater. Lieut Commander Warner, but for exercising divers from any ship in period are the red ants, which Le further information on this evening the station and it is hoped that they The team runs are normally quiet, Cornue is training as a circus. Lieutenant (Ears) Donnally, the will make full use of the amenities finishing at the stalls, the equivalent Gunnery Officer, should he contacted. offered. MAc. Our return to Hong Kong brought of the Honky Tonk or Sams, at about

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had a rigging rigging a had

Many professions were were professions Many

Evaine Evaine

was based at Gosport and and Gosport at based was

moved to Cowes and both both and Cowes to moved

at Cowes. Every day the the day Every Cowes. at

30th. 30th.

Sceptre Sceptre

No one was injured as all the the all as injured was one No

Sceptre Sceptre

wreckage went over the side. Later Later side. the over went wreckage

failure and broke her 90 ft mast. mast. ft 90 her broke and failure

the Auld Mug Mug Auld the

this time time this

two boats would meet in the Solent Solent the in meet would boats two

and do some practice races. During During races. practice some do and

two boat builders, a forestry expert expert forestry a builders, boat two

Evaine Evaine

and a broker were included. included. were broker a and

An engineer, a university student, student, university a engineer, An

represented other than the Navy. Navy. the than other represented

May May

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in the the in

Sceptre Sceptre

Outside the Palace, July 9th 1958 1958 9th July Palace, the Outside

Twelve to eighteen eighteen to Twelve

Evaine. Evaine.

Another try for for try Another

January an Admiralty Fleet Fleet Admiralty an January

volunteers to crew crew to volunteers

Order was published asking for for asking published was Order

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time to spare. Twenty were selected selected were Twenty spare. to time

March 13th. The main requirements requirements main The 13th. March

and full-time boat trials started on on started trials boat full-time and

were youth, strength, and plenty of of plenty and strength, youth, were

were tried out every week-end for for week-end every out tried were

most promising forty-eight were were forty-eight promising most

six weeks, the trials starting on on starting trials the weeks, six

there were plenty of takers and the the and takers of plenty were there

12-meter 12-meter

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51st Clearance Diving Team News another party visited their Diving We finally arrived at Port Edgar School at Den Ouver. on Sunday 2nd November, expecting REETING to all you lucky up by entering harbour last in the When the time came to leave Den a restful period and a 'feet up' U-people who live south of the honoured position of 'tail-end Char- Helder the usual gale was blowing, session. But not on your Narcosis— Border from all of us up here— lie'. so the inshores went to Amsterdam, we were greeted with the news that we envy you reclining on the sun- Our stay at Portland was purely our next port of call, via the Great we would be sailing on the Tuesday for Northern Ireland to look for and soaked beaches of Southsea whilst we for business reasons and as we are North Holland Canal. It was an hastily put on our long woolly combs such a secret and 'hush hush' interesting and enjoyable trip and recover a ditched helicopter. So to counteract the first signs of the crowd we can't really tell you why enabled us to perfect a method of on Tuesday the 4th we sailed for 'brass monkey' weather now setting we were there. Anyway, due to bad retrieving ducks that were shot en Portrush via the Caledonian Canal. in. weather and lots of gales, the time route—by stopping the ship in the For those of you who haven't been spent in harbour was quite extensive middle of the canal whilst one of the through the Canal do not miss the This last term has been an inter- chance if you get the opportunity. esting one, but at the same time and gave us the chance to entertain team leapt over the side in suit and a number of visiting experts of the fins to bring back the prize. The scenery along the various pretty hard work. Any similarity reaches of the Canal and through the between the programme planned and C.D. world who carried out a Amsterdam was a great success locks is very beautiful and impressive the programme in fact carried out is thorough test of the various bever- and a jolly good run ashore was had ages on board. — regretably whilst passing through purely coincidental and designed to by all. We intended to stay only Loch Ness, the monster was under- keep everyone guessing and to give From Portland we went to Ports- six days but once again a gale blew going deep dips in an attempt tc those of us being chased by angry mouth, arriving in time for the long up and we ended up by staying for square off the tax collector for the fathers with shotguns a reasonable week-end starting Friday 26th Sep- nine. Our two guests for the trip financial year, and was not seen. chance of escape. tember. Or at least that's what we left very hurriedly by air one day before we finally left saying they Our stay in and around Portrush The autumn term started properly thought until word was received that were duty in Vernon and had to get and Londonderry lasted just under on Sunday 14th September, when we were required to join in the search for the 'Scimitar' aircraft that back. It is widely believed that this two weeks and, as long as weather the squadron sailed from Port Edgar was not the case but that the conditions permitted the search car- for a six-week spell of exercises and crashed into the sea whilst landing on H.M.S. Victorious. So Saturday situation was becoming too hot and ried on at full tempo every day. visits. Our first stop was to be they had to leave before the police Just a few hours before the search Portland but having gone down saw us at sea again and for the next six days if we weren't at sea due cr irate parents caught up with was due to be abandoned the river and turned right (south) at the them. H.S.C.D.T.. embarked in Dalswinton entrance to the Forth, the ship to bad weather we were at short notice for it. Other than saying that if not all, for the operation, reported seeing a decided that the sea air was too weird object on the sea bed in one of strong and promptly broke down. certainly most of us, at Amsterdam Happily the 'Scimitar' search did suffered alcoholic 'bends' due to all the search areas allccated to them The rest of the Squadron were very not interfere with our previously but the diver was unable to reach it, helpful. They anchored whilst we the bubbles in the local beer, it arranged visit to Holland and on would be best that no future details because of the tide. The following were being repaired and after a Monday 6th October, having em- day the weird object was identified twelve-hour delay we were able to of our visit there should be published barked Lieutenants Burstall and lest they conflict with• stories ah eady as the helicopter much to everyone's carry on. The rest of the journey Kelly (from Vernon), we departed delight. passed without further mishap. told by individual3 to their relations for Den Helder. and friends. Fog greeted us on arrival at Port- We received a very warm and We arrived back at Port Edgar on From Amsterdam we returned to Sunday 23rd November, and at the land but a cloud of black smoke was hospitable welcome from our Dutch Chatham, and the rest of the squadron seen through the murk ahead, com- opposite numbers and most of the time of writing are firmly established spent a week there before returning high and dry on the slip, so no one bined with a growling, grunting, exchange of ideas and views on north to Port Edgar. However, puffing noise. This turned out to diving took place whilst viewing our can send us off to sea for a t least Brenchiey cunningly had another another week. be our `Oppos', Dingley and the hosts through the bottom of an up- breakdown requiring a generator H.S.C.D.T., who were attempting a turned beer glass. However, a party change and was delayed by four Since the beginning of July there crafty dash into harbour before we of C.D.O's and C.D's did go to sea days much to the delight of the have been many changes in the arrived so that they would avoid one afternoon to witness a demon- natives of the south and to the team. PO Norman is the first C.D.I. having to form up. However, having stration of a search used extensively annoyance of) the natives of the to be appointed to Brenchley, a been caught red-handed, they ended by the Dutch, and the following day north. permanent and recently approved —(28)— —(29)— www.mcdoa.org.uk

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and must must and

Brenchley Brenchley

TOP SECRET SECRET TOP

There were no more parties in in parties more no were There

There were parties in Pompey. Pompey. in parties were There

We couldn't eat the food on on food the eat couldn't We

Amsterdam. Amsterdam.

We couldn't eat ashore—no ashore—no eat couldn't We

board—no stamina. stamina. board—no

cash. cash.

Our loves from K.L.M. had had K.L.M. from loves Our

departed. departed. tainty. tainty.

The middle watch was a cer- a was watch middle The

No sea-sickness prevention pills pills prevention sea-sickness No

on board. board. on

In the middle of June we were were we June of middle the In

Due to a misunderstanding in the the in misunderstanding a to Due

(g) (g)

However, if any diver requires a a requires diver any if However,

(e) (e)

(d) (d)

(c) (c)

(f) (f)

(b) (b)

(a) (a)

two brothers who unfortunately lost lost unfortunately who brothers two the hospitality of the residents residents the of hospitality the

their lives when their sailing boat boat sailing their when lives their

leaves a wonderful memory. memory. wonderful a leaves

asked to co-operate in a search for for search a in co-operate to asked overturned at Carrickfergus. We We Carrickfergus. at overturned

were unsuccessful in the search, but but search, the in unsuccessful were

but not even the paintwork was was paintwork the even not but

collapsed. We are still wondering wondering still are We collapsed.

how our boat escaped mortal injury injury mortal escaped boat our how

the daily press, or wives . . . though though . . . wives or press, daily the

the crew's welfare. Perhaps they they Perhaps welfare. crew's the

which the diving boat was secured secured was boat diving the which

scratched. scratched.

have another cruise soon. soon. cruise another have

after the insulting remarks made made remarks insulting the after engine room of a certain visiting visiting certain a of room engine

not fall into the hands of adolescents, adolescents, of hands the into fall not

about us it's a wonder we care about about care we wonder a it's us about

is classified as as classified is ship when flashed up, the dolphin to to dolphin the up, flashed when ship

ensure prompt action. This material material This action. prompt ensure application to the Magazine will will Magazine the to application

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and the reasons we left so rapidly rapidly so left we reasons the and

were: were:

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Chief Petty Petty Chief

In September, September, In

Londonderry Diving Team Team Diving Londonderry

(I.D.0.); (I.D.0.);

via Londonderry, just to to just Londonderry, via

D.S.M. D.S.M.

Sub-Lieut. (SD Tas) R. Boon, Boon, R. Tas) (SD Sub-Lieut.

HE team now consists of:— of:— consists now team HE

Since the last epistle from 'Derry' 'Derry' from epistle last the Since

It is with the utmost concern that that concern utmost the with is It

To all our old team mates we wish wish we mates team old our all To

day is about /16 hours. hours. /16 about is day world, as the average rainfall for the the for rainfall average the as world,

(S.W.D.) (S.W.D.)

diving in various places under vary- under places various in diving qualified for S9's, we would be be would we S9's, for qualified

among the highest paid divers in the the in divers paid highest the among

above as well as below the surface surface the below as well as above

ing conditions. If just 'getting wet, wet, 'getting just If conditions. ing

we have been steadily employed, employed, steadily been have we

3); Able Seaman J. McIntyre McIntyre J. Seaman Able 3); Officer J. Edwards (Diver 1); 1); (Diver Edwards J. Officer Able Seaman R. Halliday (Diver (Diver Halliday R. Seaman Able

Lt Burstall and myself read the the read myself and Burstall Lt

would like to assure all readers that that readers all assure to like would Secretary's Note. Note. Secretary's

T

report on the Amsterdam visit. We We visit. Amsterdam the on report

we behaved with the utmost decorum decorum utmost the with behaved we

Drunken New Year and big whacks whacks big and Year New Drunken

Vernon Vernon

of S.9s in '59. '59. in S.9s of

hope you won't be seasick, and to to and seasick, be won't you hope

the best of luck in your new jobs and and jobs new your in luck of best the

all members of the diving fraternity fraternity diving the of members all

we wish you a Happy Christmas, Christmas, Happy a you wish we

tear himself away from servicing a a servicing from away himself tear

by L/Sea Ayre who had come from from come had who Ayre L/Sea by

check that the ship wasn't there. there. wasn't ship the that check

reducer three days ago to be r' lieved lieved r' be to ago days three reducer

finally A/B Chaplin managed to to managed Chaplin A/B finally A/B Redford and A/B Martin. And And Martin. A/B and Redford A/B

A/B Wannerton, were relieved by by relieved were Wannerton, A/B

two old-s tagers, A/B Handford and and Handford A/B tagers, old-s two

L/Sea Davis joined and in October October in and joined Davis L/Sea

Team Manager. Manager. Team

Lermitte who took over duties as as duties over took who Lermitte

plement. Then at the end of August, August, of end the at Then plement.

Lt Whatley swapped jobs with Lt Lt with jobs swapped Whatley Lt alteration in the scheme of com- of scheme the in alteration

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