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...]
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...]
Shipwrecked on Arran – a few tales from the south coast
A recent trip to the Isle of Arran allowed for a bit of "on the ground" research into some of the vessels wrecked along the the islands south coast. The fact that the south coast is a veritable ships graveyard was reinforced by not one, but two storms that battered the south end during our stay......courtesy of Eunice and Franklin. A quick … [Read more...]
Scapa Flow 2021
It has been 39 years since my first visit and 17 years since my last, so it was with great anticipation I recently revisited the Orkney Islands and their diving treasure, the remains of the scuttled German Fleet from WW I. Over recent years I had read several stories and heard comments that the wrecks were beginning to noticeably degrade and sink … [Read more...]
Campbeltown Classics 2021
Last week I spent 5 days diving around the beautiful peninsula of Kintyre with the Dunoon based dive operator Wreckspeditions and the BSAC Dive Club - Barzero from Hertfordshire. Our plan was to dive some of the many shipwrecks that have come to grief around the Mull of Kintyre and Sanda Island. Below are some of the photographs from these … [Read more...]
