Brighton
Cost: £43 / day for two dives
Co-ordinator: Tim Burge
Minimum Qualification Level: Advanced Open Water
Dive Details:
Saturday:
Ikeda (28m) followed by a drift. Ropes off at 10:00
Sunday:
Fortuna (30m) followed by a drift. Ropes off at 10:30
Two cylinders required
Divers:
Saturday: Tim Burge, Graham Johnson, Andrew Askwith, Bryan Johnston, Morag Ward, Keith Peake, Richard Reynolds, Tom Briggs, Nigel Stephenson, Richard Ward, Nora Holford
Sunday: Tim Burge, Graham Johnson, Andrew Askwith, Morag Ward, Keith Peake, Tom Briggs, Nigel Stephenson, Richard Ward, Nora Holford
Unconfirmed:
Other information:
The Ikeda
There seems to be some confusion around the actual name of this wreck. She's possibly the Ikeda 6.311 ton & 410 ft or City of London Built in Newcastle in 1891. Currently resting in 28m, if she was the Ikeda, then she was sunk on the 21 March 1918 by a torpedo from the German submarine UB 40. She was on her way to Galveston Texas from London. This is a well dived wreck, she lies upside down and quite broken open, her boilers can be seen through holes in her sides. There are still some portholes left.
The Fortuna
This Dutch Steamship of 1.254 tons was 270ft long and had a beam of 36ft. She struck a mine on the 22nd October 1916 and 15 of her crew were killed. Today the wreck of the Fortuna lays 8 miles to the SE of Brighton and rests in a depth of 30mtrs. She is upright & still intact, although all the superstructure has now collapsed down.
She was holed in the stern and it's possible to enter the hull from here, infact there are now large access areas along the whole length of the ship but take care as it is quite a silty wreck. In the holds you can see some of the general cargo she was carrying and the bags of cement encrusted to the hull.