The Saint Dunstan, a WWII freighter was torpedoed off Northern Ireland on 25 August 1940 while in a convoy heading for Canada. The steamship did not sink immediately and was taken in tow for the Clyde, but sank 2 days later 4.75 miles NE of Pladda in the Lower Firth. The wreck was visited, probably for the first time, at the end of … [Read more...]
Loch Striven MTB
Last Friday we ventured onto the Clyde hoping for some good viz and a few reasonable pictures of one of the many wrecks. We bumped into Jason from Wreckspeditions in Kip Marina where we discovered that viz on the Wallachia was 2 metres at best so plans were hastily changed to Loch Striven in the hope that recent good conditions in Loch Fine maybe … [Read more...]
Loss of HMS Sturdy
Ian Crawford recounts the tragic loss of HMS Sturdy and five of her crew during a storm, off the west coast of Tiree in 1940. https://www.scottishshipwrecks.com/hms-sturdy/ … [Read more...]
Old Tech
The other day, while searching for something completely different in the darker recesses of our house I came across this piece of old tech, and got totally side tracked. For those with GPS watches and mapping apps to help guide your way up a mountain, across the Clyde or even to the local chippy, this trip down memory lane will hopefully be of … [Read more...]
Shuna’s Shoogly Shocker
Just back from a few excellent days diving in the Sound of Mull, all I can say is it never disappoints, and the weather was kind to us with sun and light winds. One wreck I particularly like is the SS Shuna which lies around 9km west of Lochaline and is only 10-15 minutes boat ride from there. My first dive on the Shuna started as usual, down the … [Read more...]
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