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The rich rewards of going deep
There’s quite a buzz about the Maltese islands among recreational divers these days, but this time round it’s the tekkie side that interests us – Dmitri Gorski has been diving some of the deeper wrecks.
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Queensland’s coral warship
The Yongala, Australia’s most famous shipwreck, is regularly listed in the world top 10 dive sites listings. But in recent years another ship in Queensland has overtaken that wreck in popularity, says NIGEL MARSH, who is fortunate to have HMAS Brisbane on his doorstep
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Mystery of the Iron Duke
Inspection of a shattered ship’s bow in the English Channel helps to resolve 100-year-old mystery! Leigh Bishop investigates a Channel collision, and explains why he reckons the Duke of Buccleugh is the best wreck dive of them all
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Fire and Water in Vanuatu
The President Coolidge is one of the world’s great shipwrecks, but it helps to get a bit technical to enjoy diving it to the hilt. Shane Wasik does just that. more...
Bowbelle, Wreck of souls
The dredger Bowbelle earned an infamous place in history when it caused the deaths of 51 revellers on the Thames, 22 years ago. Now, like its victim, it is a shipwreck, but in Madeira. After a string of failed attempts to dive it, would Stuart Philpott succeed?
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Moonshine’s end - Yongala
The Yongala is perhaps Australia’s most famous shipwreck, and for good reason – divers are always knocked out by the amount of marine life it attracts. It sank 100 years ago on 23 March, and HE Sawyer explains what makes this dive so special
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The X factor
Stories are often told of great shipwreck discoveries from the depths, but what of the wrecks that are most reluctant to reveal their whereabouts? Leigh Bishop travels deep into the Arctic Circle in search of the one that really did get away – or did it?
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On the lookout for Don Pedro
You'd think it would be hard to lose a 142m-long diving attraction, but it can be done. John Bantin returns to Ibiza to find out how the western Med's own Zenobia is coming along
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Challenging with a small sea
The North Sea is littered with wrecks, and being comparatively shallow allows technical divers plenty of time to explore them. Leigh Bishop rides the waves in luxury aboard a Belgian charter-boat that's made to measure
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The wreck hunters
Mike Ward and his team undertake a Red Sea wreck-hunt of epic proportions. No, really!
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Win a Luxfer pony cylinderDIVER Magazine’s Big Question this month asks: Are enough younger people coming into diving? Answer yes or no, and feel free to comment.
What wrecks can tell us - Part 2
Last month JOHN LIDDIARD explained how engines and propulsion systems on wrecks provide vital clues to the nature and identity of a ship. In this concluding article, he moves on to what the hull and fittings reveal
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What wrecks can tell us
A little knowledge goes a long way when you’re wreck-diving. In the first of a two-part guide, John Liddiard looks at Engines & Propulsion
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Diversions in Dieppe
Dive clubs are the same the world over, though they do it a little differently in France, and a wreck-diving weekend with a French club is no casual affair, as John Liddiard reports
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Hulk in Fairyland
When Karen Williams found what she calls the Yealm Hulk on a dive, she was delighted to have come across something hidden away out of Devon's diving mainstream. Subsequent visits show it constantly changing - but does anyone know what it is?more...
Deep in the Northern Approaches
A few months back, we found out what it's like to dive the 125m-deep Transylvania. Now technical diver Barry McGill goes looking for seldom-dived and lost shipwrecks in the same area off north Donegal - including another White Star liner, Carinthia
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WRECKTOUR SPECIAL The Titanic
It’s 100 years this month since the Titanic hit that deadly iceberg. If you have £40,000 or so to spare you might hitch a ride down to see the wreck – failing that, Titanic veteran RORY GOLDEN is equipped to provide the ultimate Wreck Tour. Illustration by MAX ELLIS
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WRECKTOUR:160 The Whitehaven
We have a double-header for you to enjoy this month – two small vessels sunk within 10 years of each other in the mid-Victorian era off Pembrokeshire. John Liddiard leads the tour, with MAX ELLIS providing the illustrations more...
WRECKTOUR:159 The Thunder
We have a double-header for you to enjoy this month – two small vessels sunk within 10 years of each other in the mid-Victorian era off Pembrokeshire. John Liddiard leads the tour, with MAX ELLIS providing the illustrations more...
WRECKTOUR:158 The Derbent
How often do you get the chance to dive an almost intact tanker? This WW1 U-boat victim lies off Anglesey and is well worth a visit, says JOHN LIDDIARD, Illustration by MAX ELLIS
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WRECKTOUR:157 The Londonier
This steamship was sunk south of the Isle of Wight by a U-boat towards the end of WW1. Though little dived, its engine and gun alone make it worth a visit, says JOHN LIDDIARD. Illustration by MAX ELLIS
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