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...]
Beagle Update
A recent dive on the SS Beagle off Great Cumbrae gave me the opportunity to take and upload some photos of the wreck. Unfortunately the visibility was not as good as expected, but you have to work with what you are given. Thanks go to Naomi Watson for organising the weekend. In addition divers were Jim Burke, Julie Green, Fiona Watson, … [Read more...]
Recent additions to SE Scotland
The following shipwrecks have been added to the SE Scotland area, this covers the Firth of Forth and the offshore area from Fifeness south to Berwick-upon Tweed. This area saw many casualties in both World Wars resulting from U-Boat activity, and a few of these casualties are included in this update. By clicking on the names you will be linked to … [Read more...]
Website Update
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 Gone are the drop down lists that were getting hard to navigate on mobile devices, these have been replaced by searchable maps with markers linked to individual wreck pages.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...]
Website update on the way
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...]
