Dive buddies

摘要

What's it like to shake hands with a wild grey seal? Diver Ben Burville reveals the secret world of Britain's biggest, most endearing carnivore.Micky, the skipper of Glad Tidings 7, skilfully coxes the boat as the hull thumps against white-crested waves en route to the research site. I look out across the steely waters of the North Sea and in the distance see the 'Galapagos of the North' - the Fame Islands. I have come to associate the archipelago with genuine peace and tranquillity. Home to about 5,000 grey seals, the underwater world around the Fames is somewhere I feel comfortable.