Mine Diving- an article by Martyn Farr

underground

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Here is an interesting article I found on ukdiving.co.uk by Martyn Farr, briefly describing a selection of dives in some UK mines:

Martyn Farr's Article

Does anyone happen to know whether the flooded levels in Croesor mine have been dived and if so whether any details are available?
 

Duncan Price

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underground said:
Does anyone happen to know whether the flooded levels in Croesor mine have been dived and if so whether any details are available?

Yes, no - but they are horrible and full of diesel at the bottom.

Duncan Price
 

bubba

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So does diesel just sit at the bottom?

Is that a problem? Sorry if it's a daft question, but if you're breathing from a tank why does it matter if you're in water or diesel?
 

underground

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I could smell the diesel when we were on the bridges.

I'd imagine that you'd still be risking ingestion of the diesel and I can't imagine hydrocarbons are great stuck in your lungs.... But I know nothing about diving really
 
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