Older Dive Logs

16th – 18th November 2012 by Tiago Moreira As we departed from Newcastle, the weather forecast for the weekend was uncertain but typically Scottish. This was no surprise as we were going to spend the next two days diving in the waters of the Sound of Mull, based at the Lochaline Diving Centre. While waiting […]

A club mini expedition exploring the rich waters off the Garvellachs  (Isles of the Sea) 5th-8th October 2012 by Richard Booth Back in the early 1990’s Tyneside 114 use to make occasional forays out to the Garvellachs using the club RIBS on weekends based out of Oban.  Having focussed more recently on the numerous wrecks

23rd September 2012 by Richard Booth The plan was to dive the wreck of the MV Buka, a small Dutch coastal cargo vessel lost off Craster on the 7th April 1970, fortunately without any loss of life. This 195-ton vessel was originally built in the 1930’s, survived the ravages of WWII and continued to give

9th September 2012 by Richard Booth With the club RIB complete with its new Suzuki engine away up in Scotland along with some of the more regular diving members exploring the waters of Uist, Ray was left with the dubious honour of rallying the remaining troops for a hard boat dive out of St Abbs.

19th – 28th August 2012 by Richard & Belinda Booth Having visited North Sulawesi in 2008 and experienced the superb and varied diving to be found in the Bunakin marine reserve and the muck diving of the Lembah straits, I was all too well aware of the amazing diving opportunities to be found in this

5th August 2012 by Richard Booth We headed out of the Tyne with bright sunshine and a relatively flat sea powering around the South pier and across the bay towards the wreck site of the Oslofjord. Slowing down and with eyes peering at the sounder screen it was not long before a solid trace appeared

28th-29th July 2012 by Richard Booth The aims of the weekend were two fold; maximize the opportunity for club members to dive St Abbs whilst also providing training opportunities for individuals to complete qualification ‘drills and skills’. On the Friday evening various members headed up the A1 to St Abbs to book into the accommodation

8th July 2012 by Richard Booth After all the recent rain and with a northerly swell running nobody was exactly quite sure what to expect when the dive party assembled at Seahouses harbour to launch the club RIB Seawitch. We anticipated some swell and were not surprised by the waves breaking against the harbour wall.

30th June – 2nd July 2012 Written by Kevin Thompson Photography by Richard Booth, David Hyde, Kevin Thompson and Tiago Moreira With the North East of England having just experienced a major super cell storm; thunder, a months worth of rain in a single day, the Tyne Bridge struck by lightning and floods meaning thousands

10th June 2012 by Richard Booth With the club RIB Seawitch back from pre-season repairs/servicing and the recent poor weather it was with a certain level of apprehension that club members assembled at Seahouses harbour. The closed slipway barrier and absence of other dive RIBS, plus the odd wave breaking over the outer harbour wall

27th May 2012 by Richard Booth The original plan was to launch from South Shields and head out of the Tyne to dive some of the numerous wrecks that litter this area of the northeast coastline.  We duly assembled at 7:00am to catch the high tide only to be greeted by the sight of a

8th -15th May 2012 by Richard Booth In search of a bit of spring sunshine we took up Steve Russell’s offer to visit and stay with him in Malta and explore some of the underwater sites that this island has to offer.  The aim however was for our little group to be independent; we would

25th February 2012 by Richard Booth Driving over the Pennines and down the M6, distant blue skies heralded the prospect of blue skies and a good day’s diving. Entering the 6°c water, it was soon evident that we were going to be greeted by excellent u/w visibility, more tropical in appearance than you would expect

Tyneside 114 members set off on the ultimate dive quest to reach the holy grail of UK diving, the legendry clear waters of St Kilda. In the run up to this trip its no exaggeration to state that all Tyneside 114 participants nervously monitored the various web based weather and swell forecast programmes; the omens

17th July 2011 With more swell predicted off the North East coast, plans to dive Eyemouth were reluctantly abandoned and instead we opted to head across the Pennines to dive Capernwray. On arrival it was clear that just about every other diver in the North had come to the same conclusion as the car park

11th June 2011 The conditions looked perfect for a club dive out aboard the Eyemouth Sub Aqua club hard boat, the Aquanaut. Magicseaweed.com promised ideal dive conditions with a combination of flat seas, neap tides and light winds. What could possibly go wrong? However, at 5.45pm a text arrived on the dive organizer’s mobile informing

5th June 2011 Maurice’s dive plan for the day was quite simple; launch from Beadnel, catch slack water on the wreck of the Somali and for those interested in a second dive there was always the option of a dive off Beadnel point exploring the wreckage of the Yewglen. On this occasion the club would

30th May 2011 Whirl Rocks is situated out at the outermost point off the Farne Islands but it offers some of the most spectacular diving to be found in these waters. It consists of a large rocky outcrop of reef that rises up from the bottom to within a few metres of the surface. Its

7th-14th May 2011 This year’s main club expedition was to be centered on the village of Lochcarron, a remote hamlet situated along the north shore of the Loch from which it takes its name. It stretches along the shoreline for over 2 miles, making it the longest village in Scotland if not the UK! The

April 2011 Dropping into the clear blue water was almost a relief from waiting on the foredeck of the MV Elizabeth G in full kit in the blazing sun. Now looking down, it was possible to make out the outline of wreckage over 20 metres away across the seabed. Descending on down, we soon encountered