Grid Ref:
SX 471 504
Position
50:20:03 N, 04:08:56 W
Type:
Boat – launch from Mount Batten
Depth:
Max. 15m
Difficulty:
Ocean Diver and above
Description:
Circular fort with vertical walls north of the breakwater. Used for many years as a training area for commercial divers and so lots of metal work on the bottom used to practice cutting (including a fishing boat, decompression chamber and massive tubular frame work. Wall goes down to bottom, easy to complete a full circuit of the fort in a dive
Sea Life:
Dogfish, Congers, Crabs, Wrasse
Hazards:
Ropes and metal framework
Conditions:
Usually very calm as within the breakwater, however currents can be quite strong, meaning, if swimming around the fort, have to go against the currents at some point
Air Fills:
Discovery Divers:
- Address: Fort Bovisand, Plymouth, Devon, PL64BY
- Phone: 01752 492722
- Mobile: 07973266401
- Web Site: www.discoverydivers.org (external link)
- Pumps: Air, Nitrox
Deep Blue Diving:
- Address: Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth
- Phone: 01752 491490
- Mobile: 07791 152317
- Web Site: www.deepbluediving.org (external link)
- Pumps: Air to 300 bar, Nitrox, Trimix, Argon
Facilities:
Slipway at Mount Batten, Mooring, Café, Toilets at Bovisand
Problems:
N/A