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up to 5m from Eyemouth | Wrecks up
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Wrecks up to 10m from Eyemouth
Nyon: Depth ~ 9m
The Nyon, a 5058 tonne Swiss Cargo ship, struck Meg Watson’s
Rock, 4 miles northwest of St Abbs Head, on her way from Leith
to Dakar. The stern half of the ship was salved and towed to Holland
where a new bow was added. The remaining wreckage is spread over
a large area and requires a bit of a rummage to find it. The best
diving to be had at this site is below the kelp forest which reaches
its lower limit at ~9m.
Verbermellia: Depth ~ 8m
The 3275 tonne Verbermellia ran aground on the 6th
February 1940. She has been well salvaged (by my great grandfather
B. Easingwood) but she is still an interesting rummage dive, and
very rarely visited.
Unknown Wreck: Depth ~ 41m bottom 38m top
This wreck, long known by local fishermen, was first dived
in the summer of 2007 by a local dive boat. She is fairly well
broken up now. She has one triple expansion boiler, her hull was
wooden with iron cladding, she had a admiralty anchor and a spare
propeller on the decks, possibly pre 1900.
Scotia: Depth ~ 45m bottom 42m top
This is a brand new wreck we discovered in October 2006. The
iron dredger Scotia sank on the 21 February 1893, after 45 years
of service. She was under tow from Eyemouth
to Granton when she foundered in a NE 6 wind. She was about 50
tonne and had a crew of 9 men. She was owned by The Arbroath Harbour
Commissioners.
Paul’s Wreck (possibly Iron SS): Depth ~ 49m bottom 47m
top
Another new wreck dived for the first time December 2006 as yet
unidentified, even the local fishermen never new she was there,
is possibly an iron steam trawler. Her bows are well broken up,
possibly boomed or torpedoed, but her stern is fairly intact. There
has been Wolf fish, Ling, Bib, and Pout seen on her.
Heather Bells (possibly Venus): Depth ~ 57m bottom 52m top
Yet another wreck needing identified, she is a steamship that
was carrying coal, with a length of around 60m. She may be the
Venus, an iron collier.
Magne: Depth ~ 58m bottom 52m top
Going on divers information and other sources of
wreck info, we think this wreck is the Magne, a 1226 tonne SS.
She was carrying 670 ton of seed potatoes, hemp and zinc when she
was torpedoed and sunk by the U714. She is a very intact wreck
with her bow and stern standing up over 6m from the sea-bed, although
the mid ship has been destroyed.
Egholm: Depth ~ 65m bottom 58m top
We first dived her the summer of 2007, and she is lying completely
upside down. Going on her size she may well be the Egholm. She
is now lies 150/330 with her bows towards 330, there is a large
piece of debris about 12m long just off the wreck.
Gasray: Depth ~ 66m bottom 62m top
The Gasray was a 1406 tonne British steamship. She was torpedoed
and sank on the 5th April 1945 by the U978; from her 22 crew 6
were lost. She is now lying in 3 parts.
Moodies Wreck: Depth ~ 68m bottom 65m top
There is very little we know about this wreck apart form her
depth and location. She might be a trawler given her size but that
is just a guess.
Out Wreck: Depth ~ 70m bottom 67m top
Yet another wreck that is un-dived, she is 30m long and 8m wide
with a shadow height of 3m. Her size suggests she is possibly
a steel trawler.
H11 (WW1 British Submarine): Depth ~ 71m bottom 65m top
As far as we're aware Bishop Auckland club dived her first
a few years ago, but not much information was available. The British
Submarine H11 was built in the Fore River Yard Massachusettes.
She was sold for scrap and was heading for Arbroath when foundered
and sunk while under tow on the 17th December 1921. She lies 154/334
upright and very intact, a great dive.
Rosso: Depth ~ 72m bottom 63m top
The 1253 gross tonne Swedish steam ship Rosso is one of most intact
wrecks found so far in the Eyemouth area; she foundered and sank
on the 7th March 1952, now lying upright on the sea bed with her
masts still intact. We have dived her once before but more exploration
is needed to uncover more details.
Sharon Vale: Depth ~ 72m
65 foot steel fishing trawler, foundered and sank with a full
hold of fish, and as far as we know still waiting for her first
dive.
Unknown Steamship: Depth ~ 72m bottom 66m Top
She was meant to be the U714, but she is not! We dived her on
the 24/4/07 and discovered she is a Steam Ship about 70m long,
very intact lying upright on the seabed and definitely un-dived
until we got there.
Laharoi’s Wreck: Depth ~77m bottom 71m top
A deep unknown wreck. More than likely she has been dived, due
to her depth and location from the shore. She is 64m long, 10m
wide with a shadow height of 9.8m. With these dimensions she may
be well worth a look.
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