Last Friday we posted about the USS Arthur W Radford as an artificial reef. Thanks to Alaric Bond for passing on this video of the wreck of HMS Hermes, which is a popular dive site off near Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. HMS Hermes, commissioned in 1924, was the first ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier. Previous aircraft carriers had been conversions of other ships. She was sunk in 1942 by Japanese aircraft during World War II with a loss of over 300 men.
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Excellent video footage. thanks a lot for you guys for diving the wreck HMS Hermes which is the ultimate wreck dive of the world. With you guys I did my 290th dive on the Hermes. You and your group were also gentlemen.
You enjoyed the dives, self (Feli) and the team did the best to make your dives as memorable as possible. In the year 2012 we will show you more wrecks.
MFA Athelstane – 42 m
British sergeant 14 m to the top 25 to the sea bed.
Boiler wrecks in Batticaloa.
One more boiler wreck in Kalkuda. Sunken steam ships !!
Covette – Holyhok.
We have now overcome the cylinder re filling problems.
Two compressors. One as a back up during power drops.
Dear divers.
Please disregard all those negative reports about the operator.
With only one group we had problems. They tried to take the artifacts away.
We were compelled to stop it. They started writing negatived reports.
The tour organizer Himself and a Dr in that group ..
They say that we used cloth lines as shot lines.
A 7mm or 9 mm Nylon coil of ropes cost less than15 US$ We can afford to buy same.
We have a 100% accident free performance.
We are looking forward for a good season 2012.
Deep sea resort has much more on offer !!!
Maximum size of the group 10 divers. !!!! We wish to give a personalized
prompt service. Better boats etc.
Tec deep Instructor Feli available at all times to dive / guide the groups.
Helium / trimix available.
We will do the blending for you.
Happy diving
Feli
Tec deep Instructor.
Trimix blender Instrujctor.
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