Albany WA
Wreck of the Perth
| Max depth | 31.1 m |
| Dive time | 54 min |
| Bottom time | 18 min |
| Safety stop (s) | 3 min @ 8m, 5 min @ 5 m, 2 min @ 3 m | Visibility | 10 m |
EANx 30
Buddy: Berwin Turlach, Geoff (cave diver)
Dive 2 of our trip on the Perth.
Another fun exploratory dive, at the bow this time. Very photogenic except for the low viz.
Wreck is already getting a thin covering of algae strands, some small hydroids and some other things that could be juvenile ascidians, and one dead crab.
Some fish already - herring, skippy (silver trevally), yellowtail scad.
Herring make pretty good imitation of piranha when food scraps are thrown overboard.
Wreck has quite a lot of equipment still on it e.g. navigation lights, rear gun turret. Lots of levers that still work, cabinets that open, etc. But some plates already deteriorating.
| temp | 21°C |
| rubber | 5mm titanium wetsuit, radiator, hood, gloves; OK |
| weight | 12 lb (integ); OK |
| tank | 12.2 l steel nitrox tank |
| BC | SeaQuest Pro QD |
| gas consumed | 164 bar |
| average depth | 16.5 m |
| RMV | 11.8l/min |