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James Eagan Lane
Classic wreck dive from 6m to 20m max. The JEL sits upright on a flat
sandy seabed lying North to South with her bows facing North 6m deep
to the top. She makes a fantastic dive, loads to see and if you get
to the stern head South West for 10m to find the broken off Stern
section. She is permanently buoyed and easy to find. Diveable any
state of the tide but be careful on big springs as there is a good
run on sometimes. If you dive her on big tides get inside the wreck
for shelter as there is no overhead restrictions. Read
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Rosehill
Well broken and flattened wreck in 32m max, general dive depth 28m.
The Rosehill is a flat wreck with her boilers standing 4m proud. If
you head towards the stern you will find her prop and rudder still
in place and an interesting gun nearby. Loads of life but quite a
silty wreck. Permanently buoyed and easy to find. Diveable any state
of the tide.
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Persier
One of the best dives in South Devon. Large wreck broken up but with
many interesting features lying in max depth 30m, general depth 28m.
There are loads to see on this wreck including the prop shaft tunnel,
rudder, spare prop, anchors and loads of big winches. Great life,
good vis and no tides, what more could you want? Permanently buoyed
and easy to find.
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HMS Elk
Small, 40m long wreck dive in average depth 30m max depth 36m on the
bow. Loads of life, but difficult to find so use DGPS marks to find
her, please contact us for the info as we don't buoy her. Note image
preview shows vessel identical to the Elk. Read more click
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HMS Scylla
New wreck, no life yet, watch this space though ! Sitting in 27m max
depth we are unique in that we offer Advanced Wreck Penetration courses
on her and we're the only dive centre who can. Permanently buoyed
with no tidal restrictions. Read
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Totnes Castle
Paddle Steamer in 44m. This wreck was a 91 ton paddle steamer owned
by the River Dart Steamboat Company she was built in 1923 was 108
ft long and worked until the end of 1963 when she was converted into
a restaurant. In 1964, while she was being towed from Dartmouth to
Plymouth she broke her tow and sank in Bigbury Bay. She was found
in 1994 by the survey vessel Gleaner. Today the wreck rests upright
3m proud of the seabed with her bow in reasonable condition, her stern
section broken down to seabed level. Her steel hull is still intact
but the teak decking has gone, which allows easy access to all areas
of the ship. Her superstructure and top-works are missing, but her
engine pistons can be clearly seen in front of the single boiler.
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Glen Strathallan
Luxury yacht well broken in 12m. Built in 1928 by Cochrance and Sons
this vessel was designed to be 690 tons displacement and 150 feet
long by 24 feet beam with a speed of ten knots. Before she was completed
the firm that had ordered her went bankrupt. The millionaire Colby
Cubbin bought the unfinished vessel and converted her into a pleasure
yacht. The Glen Strath Allen was used for many years an officer training
ship for the Merchant Navy. Time, deterioration and economics conspired
and she was sunk on 27 April 1970 200 yards from the Shagstone.
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Poulmic
Not a lot of wreck left to see, except for the wooden hull structure
which resembles the rib cage of dead animal. However, this site is
far from dead, as the wreck offers lots of nooks and crannies for
fish to play in and can attract some larger shoals of fish to. Lots
of life with an abundance of large purple starfish too. A very pretty
dive for the south coast!
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Oregan
Broken wreck in 34m, fantastic dive, loads of life. Maine, bolt upright
merchantman, 28m to the seabed, slack water dive, very intact and
fantastic diving.
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