Expanded UK Wreck Protection: Should Divers Be Worried?
The UK government is progressing legislation that will expand the protection given to military wrecks. Should divers be worried about greater restrictions?
Forbidden Wreck: HMS Affray
In the second of the Forbidden Wreck series I look at the mysterious loss of HMS Affray – the last Royal Navy submarine lost at sea.
Forbidden Wreck: HMS Royal Oak
HMS Royal Oak sits in just 33m of water, well within recreational diving limits, but also out of reach. I investigate the story of this protected and unique wreck
Tragedy at 1000ft: The Death of Peter Small
In 1962 two men attempted a perilous dive to 1000ft. The dive would end in tragedy, claiming the life of one of scuba diving’s true pioneers, Peter Small.
Australian WW2 Bomber Wreck Found
A team of Greek technical divers have discovered the wreck of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Martin Baltimore light-bomber..
HMS Exeter and the Disappearing Wrecks
The wreck of HMS Exeter was only discovered in 2007. So why has it, and so many other WW2 wrecks in South East Asia, disappeared?
The 5 Most Impressive Royal Navy Wrecks
The UK has a poor record of preserving its naval history. The result is that shipwrecks are one of the best ways to experience and directly interact with the UK’s naval history. Here are 5 of the best.
Plunder of WW2 Wrecks Continues
A Chinese ship has been caught plundering the World War II wrecks HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse.
The Diving King: So What?
King Charles III was crowned this month. The new King is the UK’s first scuba diving monarch. This is a fun fact but does it have any real significance to the sport of diving or the marine world?
5 Technologies that Transformed Scuba Diving
Scuba diving has seen many innovations since the invention of the aqualung. Here are 5 technologies that truly revolutionised diving.