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Left; Concentration on the bridge of Loyal Watcher as the
search for the famous
shipwreck unfolds. With location research carried out by Leigh Bishop
and Steve
Wright the target position was successful.
Right; On deck the divers prepare to drop 420ft while on
the Bridge Skipper Steve
Wright along with Richard Stevenson maneuvers the vessel into position
over Egypt.
Left; Alex Vassallo prepares for an open circuit dive to 420ft
depth on Egypt.
Center; As the Mid June sun shone down on the Atlantic the
divers were continuously
dowsed with cool water in order to keep their temperature down before
diving.
Right; Evidence that the team had located the Egypt came after
the very first dive
after porcelain was recovered from the wreck clearly identifying the
P&O crest.
Left; Essex open circuit diver Paul Kent awaits his window
before he descends to the wreck.
Center; Richard Stevenson monitors his rebreather handset readings
whilst carrying out
Po2 checks and calibrations on the electronics.
Right; Leigh Bishop with a classic intact P&O porthole
recovered from the wreck at 420ft
depth photo courtesy Rob Royal.
Left; As the support boat monitors action nearby David Wilkins
enters the water with
his Cis Lunar Mk5 rebreather and deep rated Aquazepp DPV.
Center; Paul Kent displays on of the china plates recovered
from the wreck.
Right; Loyal Watcher becomes a beehive of activity off Ushant
north west France as the
divers begin to put last minute decompression station logistics into
place
Left; Expedition vessel Loyal Watcher at Plymouth before leaving
for the Famous Egypt.
Right; Rebreather divers begin to make their way to the exit
to become the first technical
divers to visit the gold ship Egypt. June 2001
Left & Center; Starfish Enterprise team man David Wilkins
makes final checks to his
rig before making the first drops to the wreck.
Right; Expedition leader Chris Hutchison takes moment for himself
during the 2001 project.
On day one he would not dive instead monitored safety logistics over
his colleagues.
Left; After one previous attempt the weather window opened
for the 2001 expedition
and allowed the divers a clear slot in which to operate out in the
Atlantic Ocean.
Right; Open Circuit divers Alan Boness & Bob Hughes prepare
to become the second
pair to descend to the wreck on day one of the operations.
Left; Robin Benford & Robert Royal take support boat duties
on day one of the 2001 dives.
Right; Several team returned to the Egypt during the summer
of 2002 with additional
members Tim Cashman, Des Murray, Andy Mumford, Jamie Powel and Mark
Elliott whom all
made a drop to the wreck in adverse conditions.
Left; Again more activity as the expedition vessel shelters
within the deserted islands
of Ushant north west France. The divers take time to make adjustments
to equipment.
Right; The 2001 Egypt team who become the first tech divers
to visit the wreck.
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