Isles of Scilly 98 Expedition Page

Site Last Updated
: 26th Feb 2001

1998: Isles of Scilly (English Channel)

A liveaboard to be proud of.. the MV Maureen of Dart.

Although her accomodation does not reflect the likes of some found in hotter climes, she has an excellent crew and the most wonderful hot meals. This trip was arranged by Stew Harper with only three members of the club joining friends of club members for a diving week from Dartmouth to the Isles of Scilly. The club members included:

Stew Harper

Rick Blatchford

Simon Parker

Everyone onboard was looking forward to diving the Cita, some had dived this wreck previously but there were others for who it would be their maiden dive on her... and what dives they were to prove to be!!
Anyone with photos of the Cita please email them to the site.

DIVE CALENDER

Dive No	Date	Dive Location	Dive Time	Max Depth	Decompression
1	16th Aug	Maine, off the Ham Stone	29mins	31.4m	3@6m
2	16th Aug	Hera, Dodman Point	36mins	16.1m	3@6m
3	17th Aug	Raglan Reef, The Manacles	33mins	38.8m	3@6m
4	17th Aug	Volnay, Porthallow Bay	46mins	22.6m	3@6m
5	18th Aug	Hellopes, Mounts Bay	36mins	36.6m	8@6m
6	18th Aug	Lady Charlotte, St Marys	32mins	16.0m	-
7	19th Aug	The Cita, St Marys	33mins	37.0m	3@6m
8	19th Aug	Snorkelling with seals	30mins	-	-
9	19th Aug	Menawethen, Gt Innis Vouls	43mins	19.8m	3@6m
10	20th Aug	The Cita, St Marys	36mins	36.9m	3@6m
11	20th Aug	Craggan Rocks, Cadgwith	16mins	18.3m	-
12	21st Aug	Varse Reef, The Manacles	34mins	36.0m	3@6m
13	21st Aug	SS Rose Hill, Whitsand Bay	27mins	31.9m	4@6m
14	22nd Aug	Totnes Castle	28mins	43.9m	1@6m; 7@3m
TOTALS:	7 DAYS	13 locations	458mins / 7.63 hours	Avg: 29.6 metres	-

More information on the the Isles of Scilly and its wrecks can be found at the following links:

DiverNet article: Treasures of the West
DiverNet article: UK cruising (Mv Maureen of Dart)