Persier

The 5382-ton Belgian steamer was launched at Newcastle in 1918 by the name of War Buffalo. Citation
author = Bsac, Chippenham Diving Club
year = 2007
title = The Persier Wreck Guide
url = http://www.chippenhamdivers.co.uk/wrecks/persier.htm
accessdate=20080914] On 8 February 1945 she began her final voyage as part of Convoy BTC 65, setting off from Cardiff to take food to the liberated but starving people of Belgium. [cite book
author=Suzanne Hall; McDonald, Kendall
title=Dive South Devon (Diver Guides)
publisher=Underwater World Publications
year=1996 |pages=166 |isbn=0-946020-24-8] On 11 February 1945 she was it by a torpedo from UB-1017. She sank in the dark and was not seen again until discovered by Plymouth Sound British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) in 1969 at coord|50|17.00|N|3|58.15|W|display=inline,title. [cite web |url=http://www.plymouthdivers.org.uk/ |title=Plymouth Sound BSAC |accessdate=2008-10-03 ] She sits on her port side in 28m with the bow at 18m.

In 1975, a diabetic diver was injured on the wreck resulting in the BSAC ban of diving by diabetics.cite journal |author=Bryson, PJ; Edge, CJ; Lindsay, DC; Wilmshurst, P |title=The case for diving diabetics |journal=Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society |volume=24 |issue=1 |year=1994 |pages=11-13 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/7620 |accessdate=2008-10-03 ] This ban has now been lifted.cite web |url=http://www.bsac.org/page/130/diabetes-and-diving.htm |title=Diabetes and Diving |publisher=British Sub-Aqua Club |accessdate=2008-10-03 ]

References

See also

* Recreational diving
* Shipwrecks
* List of shipwrecks