The Malahat is the wreck of a very well know 5-masted schooner that rests in the water just off the breakwater at the Mill
logpond, and she has become a popular dive site. (There's info and a photo at her Wikipedia entry.)
These two young men were preparing to make the dive when I caught them on Tuesday.
As a dive site the Malahat gets great reviews - while there may not be a lot of her left, apparently
the marine life around her is something to see.
the marine life around her is something to see.
Not only is he carrying all that heavy gear, he's carrying an extra 42 pounds of lead weight to
counteract the buoyancy of all that gear once he's in the water.
One last check on that Nikon in it's waterproof housing.
And off they go to check out the Malahat.
She has quite an interesting history. I'll bet the dive is worth the effort, especially if the sea life is interesting.
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