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NO 3: The HMS Lumb
The Lumb Location 25 kms South of Adelaide:Boat dive from O'Sullivans Beach Boat Ramp. Rating Novices
The Lunb is a new wreck sunk in 1994 specifically as a dive site by the SA dive indestry. She lies upright on the bottom 30m west of Noarlunga tyre reef in 20m of water 2.5 km west of Noarlunga jetty. The Lumb started life as a tug working in Tasmania before being used at Port Lincoln. She was refitted as a fishing trawler and used to fish for tuna. At the end of her life she was purchased by the dive industry. She was cleaned up and holes were cut in her deck and she was sunk as a dive site. Penetration are easy and safe as hole were cut allowing easy safe penetration. The main hazards is grease on the wreck and some loose cabling plus some sharp edged metal. Recommended bottom time 35 mins.


Adam on Safety stop
3 min safety stops are done on all our dives
 


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Port Noarlunga Aqaatic Reserve.
Port Noarlunga Aquatic Reserve: Location: Noarlunga Beach 25 km south of Adelade. Shore dive. Rating Novice inside reef and Advance outside reef. Excellent snorkelling. Over 200 species of marine plant and fish,bryozans,sponges,hydroids,asicdians and molluscs.Port Noarlunga Aquatic Trail with 12 markers starts next to the seaward end of the jettyand travels south along inside through the gapand then north alnog the reef. Excellent for Novices. Caution should be taken then there is a strong current when high tide low tide have a diffference of over one metre. Check tide charts carefully

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Boar Fish on the swimming along the Lumb
This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures.


The Bow of the Lumb
This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures.
 
   
 

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