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$ cat diving/sites/the-cathedral

The Cathedral.

A very large open-air cave entered underwater at 3 m. Inside are several chambers with two beaches and stalactites on the roof, and divers can surface inside. An opening to the air lets a colony of bats and swallows use the cave, so the centre asks divers to keep quiet.

Where · Near the Cliff; the Barge wreck lies between the two. Exact position not published. Type · cave Depth · 3–20 m Logged · 63 dives, 11 Oct 2004 – 30 Jun 2005
$ man the-cathedral
01 / The dive

What's down there.

POINTS OF INTEREST
  • Underwater entrance at 3 m
  • Air-filled chambers with two beaches
  • Stalactites on the roof
  • Bat colony and swallows
DEPTH & CONDITIONS

Underwater entrance at 3 m; maximum 20 m (centre).

The centre calls it an easy dive; access is not stated. The shallow entrance and 20 m maximum keep it within moderate depths, but it is an overhead environment.

$ grep the-cathedral diving/log | wc -l
03 / Logged here

63 dives.

From the log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.

2004 18
2005 45

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