HMAS Adelaide Wreck Underwater Photos
First Under Water Images
Images courtesy of award winning underwater photographer Robbert Westerdyk.
Robb is a CCARP Committee member and feels privileged and fortunate to be working on the survey dive team and during the course of his duties he had to take photos of the Adelaide's condition and position.
“On the second survey dive, only a few hours after the scuttling there was one fish, a Yellow Tail spotted by the survey divers” said Sue “and on the second day they spotted a school of about 200 Yellow Tail swimming over the forward deck and one Cuttlefish.
They also spotted a small goby and a tiny leatherjacket taking up residence in the top of the mast structure” said Ms Dengate “We didn’t expect this so soon after the scuttling and Professors at the University are VERY excited about it”
Source: CCARP Newsletter 18th April 2011