I’m in love with the Dona Marilyn

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The summer season in Malapascua, has brought us a number of new and returning divers, some looking for sharks, some looking for the golden beach of Malapascua and our calm blue seas, and some in search of something a little more...

Marc van der Poel and Ben Gregson were both here to get deep down inside wrecks; and with the wreck of the Dona Marilyn just a short day trip away from Malapascua it is ideally located as a training wreck for the Advanced Wreck Diver class with TDI.

Marc and Ben, are both experienced divers with DM or higher qualifications so trim was not a problem for these guys. They did find keeping hold of the line, not banging their heads, and signaling to their instructor a challenge at times though! Once they had proven their worth with gas sharing and blind exits, and some interesting lost line drills the fun part came.

On the final day of class the team managed to get right to the bottom of the engine room and find some interesting artifacts including shoes and a crate of beer. There was of course a little bit of silt disturbed in the process, and some bubbles managed to get in amongst some old oil which we later watched floating to the surface and spreading out over the flat calm seas.

On the second dive explorations uncovered a number of interesting glass jars, and lots and lots of plastic bottles of shampoo and various other beauty products, as well as numerous blister packs of medecine, and some bags of candy....we didnt think any of it would be very nice to eat though!

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