{"id":698,"date":"2017-05-21T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T12:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/?p=698"},"modified":"2017-05-21T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T12:59:23","slug":"the-wreck-of-the-cominoland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/2017\/05\/21\/the-wreck-of-the-cominoland\/","title":{"rendered":"The wreck of the Cominoland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having recently\u00a0visited\u00a0the Karwela and Xlendi a couple of times\u00a0each, it was only apt to pay a visit to the third member of the family of wrecks scuttled off the coast of Xatt l-Ahmar. \u00a0This time round, it was the turn of\u00a0the Cominoland<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The stern of the Cominoland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We planned to stay for 30 minutes at 40m, switching to 52% O2 to accelerate our decompression.<\/p>\n

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Diver by the Cominoland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After going around the stern, we proceeded to slightly shallower waters, making our way to the ship’s deck.<\/p>\n

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The deck of the Cominoland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We finned along the deck and went for\u00a0a quick excursion\u00a0inside.<\/p>\n

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Inside the Cominoland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just before leaving, we came upon a little scorpion fish by one of the windows.<\/p>\n

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Look! \u00a0A scorpion fish!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Close-up view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The end of our bottom time quickly approached, so we started our gradual ascent.<\/p>\n

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Ascent by the mast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before we left, however, we paused to photograph a most quirky and – I warn you – somewhat scary feature. \u00a0Some people sure have a sense of humour!<\/p>\n

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The horrors of the deep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The dive profile and log can be found below as usual. \u00a0Hopefully, I’ll soon find some time to post some pictures from the subsequent dive. \u00a0Hope you enjoyed this one. \u00a0Until the next, happy & safe diving!<\/p>\n

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The dive profile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n