163 UK Wrecks
The co-ordinates below are given in Degrees, Minutes and decimals. Therefore one minute of latitude would equal approximately 1854 metres, and on the South coast of the UK one minute of longitude would equal approx 1195 metres. Wreck Co-ordinates Typical Depth Sunk Area Adamantios J Pithos 51 40.47N; 05 10.16W |
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A Mixed Day Of Diving
Sunday 31st August was a very mixed day of diving, the week leading up to Sunday the weather had been calm with only light winds, the prospects for good vis and a calm sea looked promising, a discussion about which site to dive commenced, it was agreed that our frist dive would be the wreck of the wooden sailing ship Calburga which went down in 1912, the wreck is at 35m, when we arrived at the site we were disappointed to find a large dive boat anchored over the wreck site, there looked to be si...
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Mo’s Reef
West Wales Diving 17 August Took a call from my buddy on Saturday afternoon, the prospects for diving Sunday was not looking good, the dive centre said it was 50-50 chance that we would be diving due to bad weather and poor vis. On Sunday morning we had around a meter and a half of swell, which reduced to less than a meter by mid afternoon, so the sea state was ok, now what would the vis be like, As we dropped in for the first dive we had three and a half meters, which was far better than expect...
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Anderson Reef, Abercastle, West wales
Anderson Reef, Abercastle, West wales Sunday August 3rd Arriving at the dive centre just after 9.00am, I ask Bruce the owner of the centre what was the plan for the day, the reply, diving, :) we take the rib down to the small harbour of Abercastle, the conditions are a little sloppy. We head of east and soon find a spot where the sea is protected by a number of small islets, the depth sounder is showing 16 meters, Bruce and Mark head down the anchor line as Ann and myself make ready to enter the...
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Abercastle July 20th
The day started with blue sky and just the faintest breeze, with my dive kit loaded I set of on the 90 mile trip at 7.30am, I was to meet Ann at Abercastle at 9.30am, at around 8.30am the wind started to increase in strength, not a good sign, arriving at the dive site it was apparent the we would not be diving that day, wind was gusting to around 25 miles per hour, Ann arrived a short time later took one look at the conditions and with disappointment in her voice declared, well that’s it no divi...
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Trearrdur Bay, Anglesey Wales UK
Trearrdur bay is one of the most popular diving sites on Anglesey. It is glorious in good weather with spectacular views and plenty of places to relax and chill out. It is well supported by shops and there are two locations where you get air etc. The most popular diving area is Ravenspoint as seen in the photograph. Toilets are about 1 mile away and watch out for the traffic wardens, they are very vigilant around here. many a good day diving has been spoilt by the yellow ticket on the windscreen...
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Skomer Island Uk
Skomer Island boasts a range of diving sites whether you’re a novice or an experienced diver. Here you’ll find intact wrecks, cliff dives to 45m, drift diving, shallow reefs, lots of seal activity during certain times of the year and also a huge variety of bird life that has a habit of dive bombing you during your safety stops! Rye Rocks Rye Rocks are a group of rocks on the west side of North Haven on Skomer Island, and are quite often inhabited by seals that are just hanging out. At low to mid...
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Lundy Island UK
The diving season on Lundy is short but spectacular. The visiblity is good enough for diving from the end of April to the end of September. The tides of the Bristol Channel are fierce but the island lies N-S in a tidal stream that is mostly E-W, so there is always some part of the island with slack water. Dive the west side on the ebb and the east side on the flood. Below the surface of the sea there is magnificent scenery and a huge variety of marinelife, some of which is unique to the British ...
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Wrecks Off The Welsh Coast
Gramsbergen. Wreck. 52 00`31"N 04 56`18"W A cargo vessel of 498 tons. She sank in 1954 after breaking her anchor chain, and before she could restart the engines she hit the rocks. All 11 crew were rescued, but the RNLI Lifeboat had to be rescued when she fouled her prop with some rope. Lies off the cliffs at Penrhyn around the corner past Abergwaun out of Fishguard harbour. She lies in 11 metres of water, with the tides week. Visibility is very good, and tides slack. Salus. Wreck 52 01 44N 05 03...
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The Zenobia Wreck Cyprus
The Zenobia, a Swedish roll-on-roll-off ferry, was fully loaded with 104 trailers and trucks when she sunk on her maiden voyage to Cyprus in June 1980, off Larnaca`s fishing harbour. The wreck of The Zenobia is now lying on her port side at 42 meters, 1.5km from the shore. The sea bed in at a depth on 42m, and the top of the wreck is 16m below the water surface. The water visibility is up to 50m, with the temperature ranging from 16oC in the winter to 27oC in summer The Zenobia wreck has now bec...
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