Monthly Archives: June 2017

Diving the MT Haven…… largest ship wreck in the Sea!

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mark Lyons

MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, was a VLCC (very large crude carrier), leased to Troodos Shipping. In 1991, while loaded with 144,000 tonnes (1 million barrels) of crude oil, the ship exploded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Genoa, Italy, killing six Cypriot crew and flooding the Mediterranean with … Continue reading →

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Ride to the Sun …

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Mark Lyons

Follow in the footsteps of the Roman legions who trudged the long road from Luguvalium (Carlisle) to the old garrison camp of Caer Amon (Cramond). Sol Invictus was the Roman God of the unconquered sun and was the Roman legionnaires guide through war … Continue reading →

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Freezing the Balla in the Talla ..

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Mark Lyons

Talla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir. It was opened in 1899.   In the late … Continue reading →

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