Countess of Erne, 08/21/2012

Observer Name: Matt Knifton
Observation Start Time: 19.30
Observation End Time: 20.15
Weather Conditions: Sunny, large southerly swell
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet):
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Irrelevant
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 18C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Light bulb sea squirt, phallusia mammillata, ascidia virginea, dead mans fingers, boring sponge, tompot blennies, gurnard, velvet swimming crabs, spiny spider crab, common limpet, king scallop, candy stripe flatworm, beadlet anemones, polycera quadrillineata, nudibranch, pollock
Other Observer Comments:Good visibility considering topside conditions. Wreck unchanged since the last time I dived it. Mooring to the front end of the wreck has been removed.

Countess of Erne, 08/21/2012

Observer Name:  Gerry and Angel White
Observation Start Time: 19.26
Observation End Time: 20.17
Weather Conditions: Low light, strong winds
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12.5m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): N
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 18C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: 4 sea scorpions, 1 pipefish, pollock, black faced blennies, tompot blennies, wrasse, spider crabs, velvet swimmer crabs, violet sea slugs, candy striped flatworm, devonshire cup corals, fried egg anemones, pink sea fans, light bulb sea squirts, dead man's fingers.
Other Observer Comments: (Gerry:) It has been a while since I dived the Countess but there did seem to be a few areas of what looked like bright new rust areas, maybe some areas are coming apart? Very very hard surface swim back to the boat, won't be in any hurry to repeat it!!

Countess of Erne, 07/15/2012

Observer Name: Matthew House
Observation Start Time: 18.01
Observation End Time:18.28
Weather Conditions:Overcast, <4 mph wind
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 10m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction:Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 15C
Notable Fauna: Spider crabs, Pollock, Wrasse and Anemone
Other Observer Comments: First dive on the Countess of Erne. Visibility was about 6 metres, lovely dive. Swimming through cargo holds really tested my buoyancy control!...Also saw 2 different schools of fish!

Countess of Erne 06/10/2012

Observer Name: Giles Graves
Observation Start Time: 1210
Observation End Time: 1240
Weather Conditions:Overcast, Easterly winds
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: N/A
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): N/A
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 13-14C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Long plankton strands in the water. Schools of fish at the stern. 
Other Observer Comments:

Countess of Erne, 06/01/2012

Observer Name: Christine Grosart
Observation Start Time: 14.00
Observation End Time: 14.50
Weather Conditions: Sunny, some cloud
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9-11m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: No Current
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 14C
Notable Fauna: Anemone (white fluffy), 2 blue male cuckoo wrasse, black headed blennies, spider crab, wrasse.
Other Observer Comments: Shot line broke, currently coiled up on the bow. Pink rope.

Countess of Erne, 05/31/2012

Observer Name: Mark Ninnim

Observation Start Time: 12:54
Observation End Time: 13:53
Weather Conditions: Good with westerly wind
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 14m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: North to South
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 12C

Notable Fauna: Several Spider Crabs, Gobi's, a Ballan Wrasse, a couple of male Cuckoo Wrasse.Other Observer Comments: 
Fairly windy, after mooring on the shot line, the shackle broke and the boat came free. On return to the shot line I found the main chain lose on the stern, I then placed in through the mooring eye for later attachment.On surfacing the wind was blowing into the wall, which meant to surface swim into the harbour for a pick up.

Countess of Erne, 05/31/2012

Observer Name: Christine Grosart
Observation Start Time: 13.00
Observation End Time: 14.00
Weather Conditions: Sunny, some cloud, light breeze
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9-11m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Don't know / Irrelevent
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 14C
Notable Fauna: Wrasse, Cuckoo wrasse (Male Blue and female), one crab, black headed blennies x 5, nudibranch
Other Observer Comments: Large male cuckoo wrasse on stern and quite a few black headed blennies.

Countess of Erne, 05/26/2012

Observer Name: Mark Ninnim

Observation Start Time: 10.27
Observation End Time: 11.27
Weather Conditions: Hot but windy
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 14m

Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)

Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium

Water Current Direction: No Current
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 12C

Notable Fauna: Cuckoo Wrasse, Spiders Crabs. Not sure what it's called but it's 3-4 inches long with a blue/black head and orange tail
Other Observer Comments: Very silty and low vis' due to the fact that there was a lot of divers on the wreck. I had noticed however that a lot of line has been removed from the swim through at the bow of the wreck, possibly making it safer.

Countess of Erne 04/15/2012

Observer Name: Izzy Imset
Observation Start Time: 11.35
Observation End Time: 12.35
Weather Conditions: Slight to Moderate
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 8-14m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (<3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): High
Water Current Direction: North to South
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Wrasse, Flat Worms (spaced out), 20mm purple-blue Nudibranch, blue (bell/mini) colonies of Sea Squirt on side of hull, Oyster
Other Observer Comments:

Countess of Erne 04/14/2012

Observer Name: Rene Van Erven
Observation Start Time: 14.40
Observation End Time: 15.40
Weather Conditions: Calm, sunny
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (<3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: North to South
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Wrasse (occasional), light-bulb sea squirts (patches of)
Other Observer Comments: School of pollock at the stern of the wreck during descent

Countess of Erne, 04/08/2012

Observer Name: Graham Wimble
Observation Start Time: 09:10
Observation End Time: 10:00
Weather Conditions: Breezy but calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 15m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): High to Med - 10m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Med
Water Current Direction: Nil
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Nil
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Fauna: Black Faced Blennies, Nudibranch, Cuckoo Wrasse
Other Observer Comments: Great visibility

Countess of Erne, 02/08/2012

Observer Name: Nina Hukkanen
Observation Start Time: 12:10
Observation End Time: 13:15
Weather Conditions: Cold and windy
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 14M
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (1-2M)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: None
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): None
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 7C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:
Other Observer Comments:

Countess of Erne, 02/02/2012

Observer Name: Nina Hukkanen
Observation Start Time: 13:40
Observation End Time: 14:15
Weather Conditions: Windy
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12M
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (1-2M)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: N/A
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 7C
Notable Fauna: Squid Eggs

Countess of Erne, 01/14/2012

Observer Name: Nina Hukkanen
Observation Start Time: 11:20
Observation End Time: 12:10
Weather Conditions: Sunny, calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12M
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (3-4M)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: N/A
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C
Notable Fauna: Squid Eggs

Countess of Erne, 08/21/2012

Observer Name: Matt Knifton
Observation Start Time: 19.30
Observation End Time: 20.15
Weather Conditions: Sunny but large southerly swell
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 11.2m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: South to North
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non to light
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 18C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:Light bulb sea squirt, phallusia mammillata, ascidia virginea, dead mans fingers, boring sponge, tompot blennys, gurnardm, velvet swimming crabs, spiny spider crab, common limpet, king scallop, candy stripe flatworm, beadlet anemones, polycera quadrillineata, nudibranch, pollock
Other Observer Comments: Good visibility considering topside conditions. Wreck unchanged since the last time I dived it. Mooring to the front end of the wreck has been removed.