Saturday, 9 January 2016

Diving the Mikhael Lermentov

One of the greatest ship wrecks in NZ is Mikhael Lermentov an ocean liner owned by the Soviet Union's Baltic Shipping Company, built in 1972 she was the figure head of Soviet  luxury cruising. On 16 February 1986 she collided with rocks in a remote part of the Marlborough Sounds, she sank in a depth of 38 meters so perfect for diving.



Louise and I made the journey last year and were blown away by the sheer scale of this behemoth wreck!

"Russ hanging out in the Bolshoi Lounge!"


"Getting some duty free"


"Some huge corridoors"




This wreck is a monster!  We had several silt outs just from our exhaust bubbles!  Great fun but should be treated with the utmost respect! We are looking forward to diving her again in 2016!
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  1. Unknown14 January 2016 at 18:06

    Barely scratched the surface in these 5 dives! Although we gave it a good bash ;) Can't wait to go explore more of it...
    Louise :)

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