Christmas Dinner 6th December

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Nov 252013
 

Dear Buddies, Friends and family.

Date for Scuba-World first annual Christmas Dinner is getting closer and following are a few updates re event.

Date : 6th December
Time : 2000hrs
Venue : Marina Hotel Corinthia Beach – Bayview Lounge
Price : Adults € 20 / Children (6 – 11 years) €10.00
3 hrs parking is included on first come first serve basis.

Scuba-World is a family club and family and friends are very welcome to attend event. Bring your children over as this will be a special event for them too. Animator has been booked and more surprises are in store.

Raffle included in price for event will be drawn with gifts from our great sponsors giving us continuous support.

Welcome drink will greet all those participating aiming to put all in the right mood for an evening hopefully to be remembered by all attending.

If you would like to join us for the dinner have fun and meet fellow divers and friends, please send an email on swdcmalta@gmail.com You may alternatively contact one of the committee members. The latest date for booking is Wednesday the 4th of December.

Menu link : https://sw-dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Menu.pdf

Boat dive – 10th November – Fessej Rock

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Nov 102013
 

This dive site is found offshore from the Mgarr ix-Xini inlet along the south shore near Mgarr Harbour. Fessej Rock is a tall, circular and vertical column of rock which rises about 15 metres (50 feet) above the water and plunges vertically 50 metres (165 feet) to the seabed, amidst a number of huge boulders. The average depth of the dive is of 30 metres (100 feet), and one encounters large schools of fish, tube worms and squat lobsters, dentex and amberjacks. Barracuda, tuna and grouper, as well as octopus and other lobster can be found on this dive. Continue reading »

Lantern point – 3rd November

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Nov 032013
 

The Lantern Point Dive in Comino is one of the most popular dive sites on this small Island. The dive starts along a wall with large boulders at the bottom and while descending you will find a large cave at 15m.

This cave is the highlight of the Lantern Point dive and the cave has a vertical chimney rising up to the plateau at 6m. The dive can also be started from the other way around, jumping in over the shallow 6m reef and diving down the chimney, looking up from the bottom of the wall with Moray eels, Scorpion Fish and Groupers at this part of the dive.

The Lantern Point in Comino is suitable for experienced divers since divers can choose to descend to the cave only or continue down to over 40m.

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Early Morning Dive Zurrieq 31st Oct 2013

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Oct 312013
 

An early morning pleasure dive, to the Um El Faroud in Zurrieq.

The wreck sits upright on the sandy seabed southwest of Wied iz-Zurrieq near Qrendi. Um El Faroud weighs 10,000 tons and is 115 metres (377 ft)[contradiction] long.[2] The depth to the top of the bridge is 18 metres (59 ft) and 25 metres (82 ft) to the main deck. Scuba divers might come across some squid and barracudas at the stern. The wreck can be entered fairly easily, but due to its size, this should be restricted only to divers with advanced wreck diving training.
The vessel measures 109.53 metres (359.4 ft)[contradiction] in length, and has a beam of 15.5 metres (51 ft); the height of the vessel from keel to funnel top is approximately 22 metres (72 ft).[3] After a bad storm in winter 2005/6 the ship has now broken in two.

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Boat Dive Sunday 27th October – Ghasri Valley

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Oct 282013
 

The Dive :

The most attractive course is keeping to the wall on the right hand side. The bottom drops of steeply once out of the creek and most of the dive should be in mid-water. Large fish are common and shoals of smaller fish tend to swim nearer the surface.

Just beyond the mouth of the valley and to the right is an interesting large dome-shaped cavern with a small air-lock. It is not recommended to surface in the cavern.

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Crocodile Rock / Coral Cave

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Apr 302013
 

Dive Site: Coral Cave / Crocodile Rock

Location: San Lawrenz, Gozo

Description: Reef / Cave

Depth: 33 metres max (108 feet)

Visibility: 20 metres (66 feet)

The access to this dive is a little tricky across rough limestone. The dive begins by crossing a shallow reef until you reach a steep drop off to about 30 metres where the seabed is strewn with large boulders. If you follow the cliff around to the left you reach Coral Cave, an immense open cavern that is full of coral (hence the name!). Look for larger fish into the blue and sea anemones and urchins and smaller fish in the cave and on the wall. Continue reading »

HMS Southwold

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Apr 182013
 

HMS Southwold a Hunt Class destroyer of which the Royal Navy had 86 in its fleet, was built by White & was launched on the 25/5/41. Hunt Class destroyers had a net tonnage of 1050 tons, and were 86 meters long with a beam of 9.5 meters; these destroyers had a top speed of 25 knots and were used for convoy escorts.   HMS Southwold had a crew of 168 men and carried 3 x 2 barrel 4” guns one at the bow and 2 aft sections. She also carried anti-aircraft guns, and anti-submarine depth charges. Continue reading »

Fessej Rock

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Apr 182013
 
Fessej Rock is a vertical rock rising 20m out of the water and goes down all the way down to 55m but on the out side of it goes deeper than that. The dive starts from the shallowest part where the boat anchors. Although this is always undertaken as a deep dive, because of the vertical formation of the rock, divers of all levels and even snorkellers are able to enjoy the delights of a vertical wall. Choosing your depth and dive around the rock like a spiral to bring you back to the boat, on your way down you can find lobsters, gropers, tuna, barracuda and big gropes of dentex.
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