▁fired . ▁Am ass ▁of ▁the ▁w reck age ▁was ▁thrown ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁height , ▁the ▁vessel ' s ▁main m ast ▁also ▁coming ▁up . ▁An ▁immense ▁volume ▁of ▁water ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁air , ▁and , ▁after ▁matters ▁had ▁subs ided , ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁that ▁vast ▁numbers ▁of ▁fish ▁of ▁all ▁sizes ▁and ▁descri ptions ▁were ▁floating ▁on ▁the ▁surface . ▁A ▁grand ▁ha ul ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁boats ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁fish ▁picked ▁up , ▁familiar ly ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁j ew fish , ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁measure ▁ 7 ft . ▁in ▁length . ▁It ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁divers ▁down ▁at ▁day light ▁today , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁mines ▁were ▁so ▁placed ▁as ▁to ▁blow ▁the ▁bottom ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sch oon er , ▁and ▁so ▁release ▁the ▁to ps ides ▁and ▁the ▁deck , ▁the ▁h ull ▁should ▁now ▁be ▁readily ▁flo ated . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁sole ly ▁by ▁the ▁Naval ▁Brigade ▁gun room ▁officer ▁assist ed ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁certific ated ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁force , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁g unn ery ▁and ▁tor ped o ▁instruct ors , ▁Mess rs . ▁Rick wood ▁and ▁B ax ter . ▁▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁days ▁the ▁pilot ▁ste amer ▁Captain ▁Cook ▁ha u led ▁away ▁the ▁main m ast ▁and ▁another ▁charge ▁of ▁gun - cot ton ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁blow ▁the ▁for em ast ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sub mer ged ▁h ull