Divernet News, dateline 29 March 2004
Scylla ready for divers to explore today
Britains first articificial reef, frigate HMS Scylla, will be ready for divers at 5pm, 29 March, after a
48 hour settling-in period and an inspection by Navy divers.
Scylla was successfully sent to the bottom by explosives on Saturday 27 March in Whitsand Bay, close to the
position of the James Eagan Layne. She is reported to be upright on the seabed in 21m, exactly as planned.
The project has been successfully realised by Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium, using
government funding. The explosive charges were detonated by environmentalist and diving celebrity
David Bellamy, and a 12-year-old scuba diver, Daniel Green, who won the honour in a competition.
The 48-hour settling-in period allows the wreck to stabilise on the seabed; large pockets of air,
still trapped inside, need the time to escape. Navy divers will carry out an underwater inspection before recreational divers
are given the go-ahead, which is planned to take place at 5pm today.
DIVER magazine's John Liddiard, author of 'Wreck Tours', will be one of the first on the wreck and a
full report will be available in a future issue.
Related link
National Marine Aquarium website - with Scylla update pages
Previous news story
Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium gets go ahead to sink the Scylla
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