My favourite dive - the SS Silverlaurel in 68 metres

[@garethmallon-curley1240]

Love these videos. Am new to CCR diving and love the narration of the dives and how you manage various tasks. High set point on ascent and blowing out gas etc. and showing your dive plan and deco. Thanks for posting great videos

[@D33pUK]

@@garethmallon-curley1240 Hopefully you'll find the next one useful then - it's my bail out from a 68m dive earlier this year! Should be online in the next week or so 🤞

[@colinwilliams9290]

Really enjoying the raw largely unedited videos that your posting, great UK diving

[@D33pUK]

@@colinwilliams9290 Thanks, I know they're not to everyone's taste but at least they give the full picture of what it is like!

[@colinwilliams9290]

@ I gave up the diving about 8 yrs ago and your dives definitely take me back to the dark silty wrecks.

[@nickjohnson410]

So awesome. The ocean depths are truly one place I will never go but your videos give me an opportunity to really imagine it. Thank you.

[@D33pUK]

@@nickjohnson410 Really appreciate you taking the time to comment and glad you enjoy my videos👍

[@Morrisfactor]

Can't thank you enough for these amazing dives on the wrecks around the UK. I'm surprised that no one has salvaged the prop, especially with the price of bronze today. I am really envious of the rebreathers - they were not available when I was wreck diving in the seventies in Puget Sound and Alaska (our deepest dives were to 240', triple tanks, straight air - so we were pretty narced). Your entire dive preparation/skill set puts our old techniques to shame, we could have learned a lot from you guys if somehow TIME could be reversed!

[@D33pUK]

@@Morrisfactor These kind of dives are only possible because of the knowledge and experience that was gained from your generation! Those kind of depths on air are pretty incredible, bet you can't remember much about them?

[@Morrisfactor]

@@D33pUK We were pretty "under the influence", for sure. I once brought up (from 240') what I thought was a green glass serving pitcher - as we got higher up the decompression line, I realized it was a greenish bronze, firehose gate valve - not looking anything like a beer pitcher but mighty heavy! That was on a 420' passenger liner sunk in 1921 (SS GOVERNOR) north of Seattle.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video, what an incredible dive,I say again you are very brave doing what you do,the silver laurel was definitely on perilous trip, especially through the channel, very brave men on board, love your videos buddy 😀👍👌

[@D33pUK]

@@shaunwest3612 Thanks - appreciate the feedback 👍

[@KeyaanMZ]

Love the video, and love learning more about CCR

[@antoniabeda9105]

I can't wait to dive like you

[@D33pUK]

@@antoniabeda9105 All you need is the equipment, training and experience!

[@frankd5871]

Good commentary. One pipe flange seen. When I saw something of interest to me I'd hold the camera on it and count to 15 or more. When editiing the vid the thing could more easily be taken in. Also used to go around the thing as much as possible and change the distance of the camera to the thing. The available light on a thing changes depends where the sun is, out in the tropics. Often not until doing the editing was it found that the camera was pointing towards the natural light source even at 30 mtrs. Battery powered lights were good some were flood and some were spot light it was necessary to have both when under. Time there's a concern to get as much done as one can. Would do a tour of the site, go back again and again to concentrate on a thing or area. After several dives on the same site could then take only that which was needed to video a certain thing or area. It was always good to be with the local dive guides. The so called Liberty wreck at Kubu Bali was beached after being struck by a torpedeo. In 1963 it slid to its present position underwater. The fore and aft guns have fallen off and much of the hull has collapsed. The prop shaft and couplings (pos' oil clutches) can be easily seen as can the boilers, mid and fore holds. The bow is leaning to starboard the anchors and chain can be followed the lay of which indicates the path of the ship to it's present position. The approach to the stern in very impressive especially seeing the great rudder and then the stern gland missing its shaft and propeller. Inside the stern can be seen the steering gear. I didn't recognise the engine room parts in your vid except one looked like a water evap and another like an air reciever tank. There's likely lots of build drawings of that type of ship which likely show the engine room layout.

[@D33pUK]

@@frankd5871 Thanks for those suggestions although they're much more difficult to do on deeper wrecks when multiple dives simply isn't an option! Also different challenges between blue and green water.

[@ericvadekro8334]

Amazing dive! P-valve rulezz I gues 😂

[@D33pUK]

@@ericvadekro8334 Lots of the team rely heavily on them, or nappies. My bladder has a 3 hour capacity 🤣

[@ericvadekro8334]

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[@Bear-q6m]

Hey Dom, I really enjoy your narrations. Could you show us your computer a little, long enough to see all your info?

[@D33pUK]

@@Bear-q6m I understand why you want to see it and will try for videos that I record in the future. A key issue for head mounted cameras is that I can't compose the shot as I don't know exactly where they're pointing!

[@dinger3687]

Just wondering, is doing the deco stops for a couple of hours boring.

[@gryffent]

Yes, yes it is. My last few dives never dropped below 32 meters which is deeper than I usually dive. I’m 69 now and don’t dive nearly as much as I did when younger. I like diving in warm waters these days as the fish are plentiful and if you dive in Cuba, The Bay of Pigs it’s my perfect dive now. A gradual fall off until the world comes to an end and the bottom drops off forever! It takes your breath away to see that blue abyss.

[@D33pUK]

@@dinger3687 It's the price you pay for getting to dive at these depths ..... But yes! Most of the time I have a kindle in a waterproof bag so can read books which helps make the time go past a bit quicker!

[@sdcoinshooter]

When are you inviting me over for a barbecue?