What a fabulous and pretty wreck this is, particularly when there is good visibility. The annual Pork Jackson sharks aggregation, usually from late September and throughout October, is just the icing on the cake.
2020 did not disappoint and I was spoilt with even more great dive buddies than previously: Mike Scotland, owner of Dive Log, Trudie Blackett, owner of Feet First, “Matty” Smith, professional underwater photographer, Graham Willis, author of ‘Dive Spots NSW’, not to mention Andrew “Fuzz” Russell, Mathew Kempton and Katie Giuliano. Yes that’s Katie of Decorator Crab infamy.
Guillermo Forero and Herb Ilic of Feet First and Lets Go Adventures respectively had the unenviable task of being my Dive Guides and skippers Steve Hunter and Rob Stewart of FF and LGA, the responsibility of locating the Oakland for us.
For anyone who would like to dive this wreck, both Nelson Bay dive centres run regular trips to it.