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Vessel aground NW of Skye

30th March 2020 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

Some of you maybe aware that the Norwegian motor vessel Kaami ran aground on a reef known locally as Eugenie Rock six nautical miles north west off Duntulm on Skye on Monday 23rd March, shortly before 1:50am.  The rescue of the crew was co-ordinated by Stornoway coastguard. A rescue helicopter was scrambled, and Portree … [Read more...]

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Dive on the Campbeltown Yacht

8th February 2020 By Peter Moir 1 Comment

I managed a couple of dives yesterday with skipper Jason Coles of Wreckspeditions - Dunoon before storm Ciara arrives later today. Conditions were near perfect on the surface. The morning dive was on the wreck of the SS Kintyre .......aka 'The Campbeltown Yacht', as can be seen from the picture below. Although we were boat diving, it is … [Read more...]

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Scottish Shipwrecks – new additions

10th January 2020 By Peter Moir 2 Comments

                                                                                 We have recently added a number of new pages to the Shipwrecks … [Read more...]

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MV Akka – sonar images

10th December 2019 By Peter Moir Leave a Comment

Recent sonar images of the wreck of the ore carrier Akka confirm dive reports that the wreck is beginning break up, after 63 years underwater off Dunoon in the Firth of Clyde. The scans confirm diver reports that the fore deck has dropped onto the cargo of iron ore in the holds, while the hull is beginning to fall out onto the seabed at various … [Read more...]

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Ian Crawford recalls the loss of HMS E-49

5th April 2016 By Peter Moir 1 Comment

The E-49 was a steel E-class fleet submarine built by Swan Hunter & Wigwam Richardson of Wallsend. Launched on 14th December 1916 her dimensions were 176' x 22.5' x 12.5' with tonnage of 673 dt. (surface), 820 dt. (submerged). She was powered by twin diesel and twin electric motors and had twin screws. Her armament was 5 @ 18" torpedo tubes, 2 … [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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