And to prove that we really do go diving......

Last minute kitting-up before diving on the wreck of the Britannia - Farne Islands, May 2001.

Backward roll entry, probably the easiest way of getting into the water from a R.I.B.

"Let's go!". Divers signalling they're ready to descend.

Farne Islands "C'mon in, the water's lovely and the visibility's great...". Seals are almost always seen on the surface around the islands.

"... Told you it was lovely". Close encounters like this are fun - provided the seal doesn't get too inquisitive.

Juvenile Wolfish (Catfish), this little fella will mature into one of the ugliest fish in our waters - over four feet long and with threatening fangs.

Getting a touch technical. More and more divers are realising the benefits of mixed-gas dives.

Wall-to-wall fish. Huge shoals are regularly seen in late summer along the Northumbrian coast and around St. Abbs Head.

Under the ice. A dive beneath ice in a quarry is something many like to try during the winter.