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Once back on the surface I checked my dive watch, the dive time had been 45 minutes and in that time we had completely circumnavigated the whole 550-foot long wreck. That was a big swim indeed in our heavy cumbersome gear.

As my head broke the surface beside the dive boat, I took off my air tank and willing hands in the Zodiac, eager to get in the water hauled it inboard. Unclipping my weight belt I held it up and it too was grabbed and taken into the boat.

Grabbing hold of the grab line running along the top of the sponson I kicked my feet and propelled myself upwards getting my chest onto the tube like a beached whale. In a rather ungainly fashion, I rolled into the Zodiac and pulled off my mask. Then the three of us exploded into excited chatter about what we had seen and where we had been.

The warm water slowly drained from my wet suit and I started to feel the wind chill. Reaching into my gear bag I pulled out a long cagoule and got that on to get the wind off me. A mug of hot tea was thrust into my hands, which shivered and shook with the cold as the hot tea burned at my numbed and insensitive lips.