MY Alastor 03/04/14

Observer Name: Andrew Clarke, David Mellon

Observation Start Time: 20:00

Observation End Time: 20:30

Weather Conditions: Cold, overcast, dark.

Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 20m

Water Visibility: Poor (1m)

Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Low

Water Current Speed: (high, medium, low): low

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 8C

Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, feather stars.

Notable Fauna: 4 edible crabs, 1 butterfish, 1 flat fish, 6 prawns, 1 squat lobster, 10 bib, 5 common starfish, 2 x spider crab, 4 x nudibranch egg ribbon.

Human Activity at Site: None

Rubbish/Pollution: none.


Other Observer Comments: Improved visibility from previous weeks. Water very still, excellent life activity.

MY Alastor 18/03/13

Observer Name:  Kerri Clarke, Andrew Clarke, David Mellon

Observation Start Time: 13.00

Observation End Time: 13.55

Weather Conditions: Cold, overcast, rain and wind.
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 22m
Water Visibility: Excellent

Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 6C

Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, feather stars and in some areas of the wreck. Areas of sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges are increasing. Some boring and breadcrumb sponges

Notable Fauna: 1 tompot blenny (at winch), 8 edible crabs, 4 sea urchins, 20 common starfish, 1 actinothoe sphyrodeta (anenome),  15 spiny spider crab, 1 purple sunstar (in hole in bathroom floor), nubibranch egg ribbon, small purple nudibranch on pipe at stern (? http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/flabpeda).

Human Activity at Site: None
Rubbish/Pollution: Sardine tins, plastic and metal removed from the wreck.

Other Observer Comments: Best visibility in a long time. Increasing numbers of large crabs 

MY Alastor 02/03/2013

Observer Name:  Kerri Clarke, Andrew Clarke, David Mellon

Observation Start Time: 13.30
Observation End Time: 14.30
Weather Conditions: Cold but sunny.
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 22m

Water Visibility: Good
Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium

Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 6C
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Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, feather stars and in some areas of the wreck. Some areas of sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges. Some boring and breadcrumb sponges

Notable Fauna: 3 goldsinny, 1 tompot blenny, 5 edible crabs, 4 sea urchins, 10 common starfish, 1 actinothoe sphyrodeta (anenome),  5 spiny spider crab, 7 leach's spider crab.

Human Activity at Site: None
Rubbish/Pollution: Sardine tins and plastic removed from the wreck.

Other Observer Comments: Good visibility for this wreck. Areas of wood decking remain silt free. Unusual numbers of spder crabs on the wreck itself.

MY Alastor 29/12/12

MY Alastor 29/12/12 Observer Name: Kerri Clarke, Andrew Clarke, David Mellon Observation Start Time: 13.30 Observation End Time: 14.36 Weather Conditions: Overcast, recent heavy rain and strong winds Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 22m Water Visibility: Poor Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): High Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C , Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, Large areas of sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges. Notable Fauna: 7 edible crabs, 12 common starfish, 1 butterfish , 1 dragonet, 1 squat lobster, 1 corkwing wrasse Human Activity at Site: Boats moored at site Rubbish/Pollution: Sardine tins removed from wreck. Large sheet of thing orange plastic removed from stern. Other Observer Comments: Reduced life in winter including lack of conger eel. ? Move to deeper waters in winter or another part of wreck. Limited evidence of dead crabs and no shoaling fish.

MY Alastor 13/09/2012

MY Alastor 12/08/12

Observer Name:  Kerri Clarke, Andrew Clarke

Observation Start Time: 11.00

Observation End Time: 12.00

Weather Conditions: Overcast

Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 22m

Water Visibility: Fair

Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium

Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 13C
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Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, feather stars and Lightbulb squirts cover all surfaces of the wreck. Large areas of sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges. Some boring and breadcrumb sponges

Notable Fauna: 7 goldsinny, 2 tompot blenny,1 Yarrells  blenny, 1 Scorpion fish 5 edible crabs, 15 common starfish, 5 butterfish , 3 dragonet, 1 conger eel, shoals of bib and pollock, 2 large common lobsters, 2 squat lobster, 1 corkwing wrasse

Human Activity at Site: Boats moored at site

Rubbish/Pollution: None

Other Observer Comments: Lots of fish life currently on the wreck with many shoals of bib and pollock, including juveniles of the species.

MY Alastor 12/08/12

Observer Name:  Kerri Clarke, Andrew Clarke

Observation Start Time: 12.30

Observation End Time: 13.30

Weather Conditions: Overcast, wind and rain

Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 22m

Water Visibility: Poor

Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium

Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 13C
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Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, feather stars and Lightbulb squirts cover all surfaces of the wreck. Large areas of sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges. Some boring and breadcrumb sponges

Notable Fauna: 7 goldsinny, 2 tompot blenny, 5 edible crabs, 2 sea urchins, 10 common starfish, 1 actinothoe sphyrodeta (anenome), 1 dragonet, 1 conger eel, shoals of bib and pollock, 2 large common lobsters, 1 purple sunstar, 1 little cuttle. ?? grey seal.

Human Activity at Site: Lots of boating activity.

Rubbish/Pollution: Rope and plastic on wreck.

Other Observer Comments: Lots of plankton visible in the water, large shoals of fish present, possible grey seal sighting but due to bad visibility we can not be 100% sure. The areas of Esperiopsis fucrum sponges appear to be spreading. Lots of dead crabs on the wreck. 

MY Alastor - 21/07/12

MY Alastor - 10\06\12


Observer Name: David Mellon, Kerri Clarke, Andrew Clarke

Observation Start Time: 14.15

Observation End Time: 15.12

Weather Conditions: Overcast

Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 22m

Water Visibility: Poor

Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium

Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 13C
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Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, feather stars and Lightbulb squirts cover all surfaces of the wreck. Large areas of sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges. Some boring and breadcrumb sponges

Notable Fauna: 3 goldsinny, 1 tompot blenny, 2 butterfish, 10 edible crabs, 2 sea urchins, 10 common starfish, 1 actinothoe sphyrodeta (anenome), I grey scorpion fish, 30 juvenile goby. 

Human Activity at Site: 2 other divers, some boaters.

Rubbish/Pollution: Sardine tins on the wrec

Other Observer Comments: Visibility was terrible, probably due to the rain. Grey scorpion fish appeared to be laying eggs in a shell on the side of the wreck. The sighting of juvenile gobys in the wreck was a first as the gobys are normally only seen in the surrounding areas. We did not visit the funnel so can not comment if the conger eel was there.

MY Alastor 10\06\2012

Observer Name: David Mellon and Kerri Clarke

Observation Start Time: 12.30

Observation End Time: 13.30

Weather Conditions: Sunny

Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 19m

Water Visibility: Poor

Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): High

Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): high on port side of wreck

Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 12C
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Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers, Ascideiella Asprsa, Sagartia Elegans, feather stars and Lightbulb squirts cover all surfaces of the wreck. There are also sea orange and Esperiopsis fucrum sponges.

Notable Fauna: Shoal of spratt, 20 bib, 10 goldsinny, 1 large corkwing wrasse, 4 cuckoo wrasse, 5 rock crook, 1 tompot blenny, 1 butterfish, 1 conger eel, 2 janolus cristalus (nudi), 6 edible crabs, 2 sea urchins, 20 common starfish, 1 actinothoe sphyrodeta (anenome)

Human Activity at Site: 4 other divers, lots of boating activity on the surface

Rubbish/Pollution: None on wreck

Other Observer Comments: Certain life inhabits certain areas on wreck. Corkwing wrasse is behind bath, conger eel in funnel and tompot blenny in hole on collapsed superstructure. Several dead crabs noted on this dive.