Following up on an exploratory dive last week, local divers tonight placed a line from shore near Kingston General Hospital to a wreck that lies in 60 feet of water, just 20 minutes gentle swim away. The line starts around the 20 foot depth contour and is most easily located by entering the water somewhere near the middle of the car park close to Murney Tower and swimming eastwards along the 20 foot contour until you pick it up. It's bright yellow and leads almost directly south to the bow of the wreck.
The wreck is in very good condition; one of the more intact examples of what is certainly a sailing vessel and probably associated with use on the canal systems. It's almost a hundred feet long and about 24 feet wide. Care should be taken by visiting divers to avoid disturbing and damaging many upright features that have stood the test of time.
The wreck is well known already; it features on local charts, but it has not previously been of great interest, since it lies in the path of frequent boat traffic and didn't have any line to it from shore. For ease of reference, it may be useful (borrowing the example of the KPH wreck) to refer to it as the KGH wreck, unless and until someone can provide a precise identity.
Visibility tonight was about 40 feet on the wreck and the water temperature about 64F.
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The good news now is that Tom Rutledge and some GLUE divers laid a great guideline at right angles to the yellow line yesterday (Saturday). It lies at about 15 feet and runs for some distance eastwards from the start point - on the face of the rocky slope that marks the drop-off into deeper water. Just enter the water on the left end of the little rocky 'beach' below Murney Tower and you should pick it up easily.
This is a great example of divers helping divers to improve the shore access - thanks to all concerned.
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