We have added some new pictures to our page for the SS Politician, one of Scotland's better known shipwrecks. Lost off Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides in 1941, the wrecking was given near mythical status through Compton Mackenzie's book "Whisky Galore" and subsequent Ealing comedy film of the same name. The pictures come from a photo archive … [Read more...]

THE BLOCKSHIPS The story of Scapa Flow is the story of British Naval history since the late 19th century.  Chosen as the most important base of our navy due to it's strategic geographical location guarding the entrance to the North Atlantic for many of the European countries it was the British Grand Fleet's main anchorage for both World … [Read more...]

A rare sight indeed, a close up of Ardnave Point on Islay from the bridge of a 7016 grt cargo liner. We have just updated the page on the loss of the Rothesay Castle which now includes pictures of the vessel ashore. The pictures were taken in June 1940 when the wreck was visited by representatives of  W.H. Arnott Young, ship breakers based in … [Read more...]

During August we managed to break the 500 barrier for the number of shipwrecks included in the website, although this represents a drop in the ocean compared to the total number of recorded shipwrecks around Scotlands coastline. The first 500 have focused on wrecks with known locations, that have in most cases been visited by divers, and are … [Read more...]

A recent visit to the beautiful Isle of Islay, provided an opportunity to undertake some land based wreck hunting. Islay is blessed with an abundance of shipwrecks around its coastline, not least because of its exposure to Atlantic storms, but also its location close to the main shipping routes to the Clyde, Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin. The … [Read more...]