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17 years ago
I have been diving in dorothea for the last ten years it's an amazing place, yes its claimed lives over the years but when you look at the reasons it's not really that shocking! how many people die on snowdon each year climbing for example? Dorothea is a very big, very deep quarry I have personally reached 100 meters using helium mixtures, no one could say how deep dorothea is for sure as at these depths we don't have much time to explore due to massive decompression times, but it is estimated to be 108 meters plus, the flooded section is riddled with tunnels there are lots of old workings still in the quarry including a crane, if anyone wants any info i will try to help,
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JohnnearCfon
17 years ago
Have any underwater photographs been taken especially of the crane? Do any appear on the internet?

There was a discussion about a crane underwater at Dorothea on here a while back but no one had much information.
carnkie
17 years ago
TRy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIu8Gijy9Ck 
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.
hymac580c
17 years ago
Is there an old Dodge tipper lorry down there? Or has it now disintigrated with rust?
Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.
JohnnearCfon
17 years ago
That's great Carnkie! I asked about a phot and you went 10x better a movie! Thanks indeed. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
carnkie
17 years ago
There one or two videos on the site. Some more here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3pME13yGvs&feature=related 
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.
hymac580c
17 years ago
Brilliant films on the crane. I thint it would possibly be a dragline or face shovel originaly going with the guide pulleys at the front. My guess it would a Smith early 1950's with a Dorman engine. But then again it could be one of many other types around at the time.
Well John, they do diving courses don't they? Does it appeal to you?
Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.
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17 years ago
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THIS IS LOOKING INTO ONE OF THE MINERS HUTS AT DOROTHEA APPROX DEPTH 40 METERS, I WILL BE UP AGAIN SOON SO I WILL TRY TO GET SOME SNAPS OF THE CRANE

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