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Website Update

18th November 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

For those of you who have not visited the site recently we can announce that the Shipwrecks section has been updated and a new search format is in place. Gone are the drop down lists that were getting hard to navigate on mobile devices, these have been replaced by searchable maps with markers linked to individual wreck pages. Scotland now … [Read more...]

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Website update on the way

21st October 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

  We have noticed a problem with the menu for the Shipwrecks section of the site and this will get worse as we add more wrecks. This problem will impact mobile phone users more than those using laptops or tablets. As a result, we plan to adapt the Shipwrecks section by increasing the number of geographic areas from six to nine. In addition … [Read more...]

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Return to the SS Europa

5th August 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

Last Sunday saw a return to the wreck of the SS Europa off Cloch Lighthouse, I last dived this wreck in 2006. I was interested to see if there would be any change to the structure, marine life or underwater conditions and water clarity. I can report that conditions remain very similar, the section of my log for underwater visibility remains at "2-3 … [Read more...]

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Update on the Kaami

16th June 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

The motor vessel Kaami ran aground earlier this year and was successfully refloated on 4 May 2020. Attached are a couple of extracts from Kishorn Ports website that show the vessels demolition in their massive dry dock facility, not much left, wonder if they have been taking a time lapse. … [Read more...]

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Kaami Refloated

7th May 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

6 weeks ago we reported on the grounding of the MV Kaami on Eugenie Rock, north of Skye. Salvage teams and Government agencies have been hard at work in recent weeks, which resulted in the stricken vessel being refloated on 4 May and following checks, towed to Kishorn. She is seen in Kishorn Port's dry dock facility, which will be drained … [Read more...]

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Argyll Shipwrecks records the loss of around four hundred ships along the west coast of Scotland, from Kintyre to Mull. Stories of courage and rescue are enhanced with old photographs and detailed charts recording where to find and dive on the wrecks. The book is a unique catalogue of shipping history of the area and its legacy of shipwrecks. Buy this book here

Clyde Shipwrecks records the loss of around three hundred and fifty ships along the Clyde estuary in south west Scotland. Stories of courage and rescue are enhanced with old photographs and detailed charts recording where to find and dive on the wrecks. The book is a unique catalogue of shipping history of the area and its legacy of shipwrecks. Buy this book here

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Website Update

18th November 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

For those of you who have not visited the site recently we can announce that the Shipwrecks section has been updated and a new search format is in … [Read More...]

Website update on the way

21st October 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

  We have noticed a problem with the menu for the Shipwrecks section of the site and this will get worse as we add more wrecks. This problem … [Read More...]

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