Another 3 Dives at New England Quarry

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In the 2 weeks since I last dived here, the water has dropped 1 degree and it is now a slightly chilly 11 degress centigrade. Today I was guiding 2 qualified divers around the quarry finding the all the objects of interest that are in there. The last dive of the day was search and recovery scenario which was pretty difficult once the bottom had been kicked up.
Location: New England Hill, Plymouth, Devon PL7, UK

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