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3 New Attractions Installed at NDAC

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Two Wessex helicopters sourced from the Royal Navy arrived at the National Diving & Activity Centre on Wednesday 7 Nov. Also if you've been to the site recently you can't of missed the 68 foot long, 30 foot high, 14 tonne BAE 146 Aircraft!

During the weeks following their arrival a great deal of work was carried out, completely stripping out the aircraft to make them diver friendly.

equipment drop1We are extremely pleased to announce that on Monday 17th December the new attractions were carefully lowered into the water by a 100 tonne crane. Helping us with the installation were Avon & Sommerset, Thames Valley and South Wales Police Specialist Underwater & Search teams, along with representatives from the Army, Navy and RAF.  Keeping a close eye on things were diving inspectors from the HSE and Local Authority Enviromental Health Offiecrs from The Forest of Dean - we even have the local paper turning up to cover the story!

 

equipment drop2The BAE Aircraft has been placed just West of the small 2 man diving bell at a depth of approximately 25m. One of the Wessex hellicopters has been placed NE of the Devon Aircraft at 25m and the other one between the troop carrier and the cruiser at around the 13m mark.

Why not pop down for a visit and be one of the first to dive these fabulous attractions.  They are all marked off with big white marker buoys so you can't miss them . . . unless your navigation skills need a little brushing up!

 

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