The forecast for Saturday was good, and on the water the sun was out and only a ripple on the surface, it was perfect. The plan was to dive three wrecks between the Heads of Ayr and Troon. Our first target for the day was a small wreck in 51 metres. Surveyed in 2019 it was reported to be around 20 long by 4 metres wide, possibly lying on its … [Read more...]
Saint Dunstan Dive
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...]
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