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Explore #3 April 20 2020

I've noticed during this lockdown that a lot of people are going back through their images and uploading some great stuff that would probably otherwise still be lying on hard drives undiscovered, so I decided to set myself a challenge this morning, instead of editing 'new' photo's, I would trawl back to over 5 years ago to see what I could find, and I wanted to find 3 images that I liked that hadn't seen the light of day before.

It wasn't as easy as it sounds!! there was some right junk in there, images shot badly, lens flares, non accurate expsoures, general rubbish, and softer images in some cases due to poorer glass.

This is the second shot I found, - the first can be seen here - www.flickr.com/photos/pete37038/49785340662/in/dateposted/

I remember this day going to see and shoot this rusty, old, and badly listing shipwreck, located within one of the marine basins (East Float) in Birkenhead.

It was quite hard to shoot as I remember even with a 10mm lens on as to get this foregroud I had to wedge myself right on the edge of the wall which dropped off into the harbour behind me.

The ship had a very intersting history too:

Former Fisheries Research vessel, RV SARSIA, built in 1953, sank at her lay-up berth in the East Float, Birkenhead many years ago. Sarsia sank in May 1998 due to a "slow leak." Dejas Marine bought the Sarsia in 1981 and renamed it Dejudah in 1982 when she was taken to West Africa and used as high definition oil survey boat untill 1986 when the oil business went a quiet and returned back to Dartmouth May 22nd. 1986 and then on to Plymouth where it stayed in Millbay Docks for about 2 years until sold and towed away, she could have sailed under her own power but there was some cracks in the rudder operating hydraulic cylinders and Lloyds deemed it unsafe.

This was in 2014, I have no idea whether or not she is still there anymore.

***UPDATE - Apparently she is still there and can be seen on Google Earth

Stay indoors, stay safe folks.

Lots more images on my personal website here - regularly updated

Taken in: UK / England / Seacombe (show map)

Taken on: February 24, 2014

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