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    Conny Pemfors
    Älvsjö , Sweden
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    Dive  194
    Divesite:Minnewaska wreck 2019-07-11
    Thursday
    11 July
    2019
    Divelocation:Crete,Greece
    Divecenter:Omega Divers
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    Started dive: 11:41:00
    Air: 32℃
    Ended dive: 12:21:00
    Max depth: 18.6 m
    Average depth: 16.0 m
    Surface: 23℃
    visibility: 12m
    Tank: Unkown
    Pressure level: 0 bar
    Start: 200 bar
    End: 80 bar
    Bottom: 19℃
    Time dive: 00:40:00
    Weight belt (kg)
    5.0
    Type of dive specified:
    Fundive
    Used nitrox:
    No
    Dive equipment
    Short wetsuite 5mm
    Hood 5mm
    Dive environment
    Ocean
    Wreck
    Own comments
    Wreck diving however not so really interesting wreck. parts everywhere and we went around the dive site, not so many fishes around.
    Ranking of site
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    Divesite Minnewaska wreck
    Location
    Crete
    Description
    Crete is an island south of Greece and belongs to the country greece. Crete was one of the islands protected by the brittish during world war II and were also attacked by germans, why there are alot of wrecks close.
    Access to location
    By Flight
    Best time to visit location
    warmest weather around july-august. Possible to dive all year around
    Country
    Greece
    Average ranking by divers
    Information about the site
    Minnewaska had been launched in 1908 and sailed the London to New York route until 1915 when she was requisitioned by the British Army with disastrous consequences. In 1916, she struck a mine in Souda Bay, Crete, in the Mediterranean sea. With 1,800 troops on board and badly damaged, she was beached and written off as a total loss.
    Access to the site
    by boat 30 minutes from almedira harbour.
    Conditions around the site
    fairly good conditions sometimes it can be windy and cause surges or waves on the surface. No other strong currents close to the divesite.
    Average depth
    10
    Maximum depth
    22
    Currents
    Weak currents,Weak currents and usually easy to dive, seldom strong currents
    Surface conditions
    Small waves,Small waves and selldom harsh conditions at surface
    Recommended diver experience level
    Open water diverOpen water diver,Just started diving and has about 10 dives logged
    Number of logged dives
    1
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