Diving

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Wrecks between 15-20m from Eyemouth

Cyclops: Depth ~ 39m bottom 34m top

The dredger Cyclops, lying 3.5 miles from Dunbar, foundered and sank en-route from Queensferry to Sunderland on the 21st February, 1924. She is now broken up, but has lots of life on her with large shoals of fish often seen.

U74E: Depth ~ 44m bottom 40m top

The First World War mine-laying submarine U-74E was first discovered in 1993. Her bows are raised to an angle of 30 degrees with the stern either missing or buried in the mud, making her identification inconclusive. The small size of the wreck makes it easy to explore in one dive.

18 Sea Wreck (possibly Craddock): Depth ~ 51m bottom 47m top

The hydrographic office says that this wreck might be the Craddock a steel fishing trawler from North Sheilds, which was sunk by an aircraft in 1941? She has the correct dimensions but until she is dived we will not know for sure.

Shakespeare (No H994): Depth ~ 54m bottom 48m top

We dived this wreck for the first time on the 7th October 2007, and recovered her bell. The Shakespeare was a 34m Hull trawler that was sunk on the 07/02/1917 by the German submarine UB-22 after explosive scuttling charges were used. She is still in very good condition and lying on hard shale bottom so the visibility is going to be good.

Steam Trawler (possible Eber): Depth ~ 55m bottom 52 top

This wreck may be the 165 gross tonne steam trawler Eber, due to the Dunbar fishermen always calling this wreck Eber. She sank on the 30/12/1927 in heavy weather after developing a leak, her crew took to the ship's boat and were picked up some hours later by a passing steamer and landed in Leith.

Steam Trawler: Depth ~ 55m bottom 52 top

This steam trawler is on an even keel lying north to south.

Helicopter: (Possible ZZ-12): Depth ~ 60m bottom 58m top

This wreck has been known as the Helicopter for many years by local fisherman, but we have no idea why. She may be the ZZ12 a Z-Class lighter (landing craft). In 1944 she was converted to a motor minesweeper, and she sank in heavy weather when she capsized upper tow on the 05/05/1946.

HMS Pathfinder: Depth ~ 64m bottom 56m top

The HMS Pathfinder was the first warship to be sunk by a torpedo fired from a submarine. She was a 2940 gross tonne Light cruiser and went down on the 5th of September 1914. The torpedo, fired by the U-21, hit her forward magazine sinking her in only 4 minutes. She lost 259 of her crew with only 9 surviving. Comments from the divers we have dived her say she is one of the best dives in UK waters but be warned she is a war grave and please respect her as such.

Tullis Wreck: Depth ~ 72m

This unidentified wreck lies just over 17 miles directly East from Eyemouth, and as such I would say that she will have never been dived. So who knows what she might turn up...

General diving information

• Equipment can be hired
• Spares are carried on board such as fin straps etc
• Access to air fills up to 240 bar
• Nitrox fills
• Extra weights carried onboard