St Ives
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| The Barge |
Wreck |
22m |
The barge lies close to Stones
Reef near to the Godrevy Lighthouse but little is known on how she got
there. When conditions permit, this is an excellent drift dive. |
| Bessemer City |
Wreck |
10m |
A 5,600 tonne American
Steamship which was loaded with tinned fruit and 200 tonnes of zinc
ingots. She now lies in two pieces. |
| Enrico Parodi |
Wreck |
25m |
A 3,800 tonne Italian
Steamship that went aground in dense fog in 1916. Attempts to rescue the
ship failed and it sank. |
| Kintuck |
Wreck |
30m |
A 4,600 tonne British Steam
ship which sank after an explosion. The wreck is now in two pieces which
are approx. 100m apart.
Look out for Conger Eeels, bib, polack, lobster and crab as well as a
variety of anemones that shelter in wreck. |
| Porthminster Reef |
Reef |
14m |
Large variety of marine life.
Look out for Basking Sharks and Sunfish around Spring\Summer. |
| Seal Island |
Reef |
- - |
An outcrop of rocks west of
Zennor Head where a seal colony can be found. Please seek advice before
diving here as there are hidden rocks below the surface. |
|
St Chamond |
Wreck |
27m |
A French Steamship that was
torpedoed during WW1 while carrying cargo including 5 railway locomotives.
The locomotives are still on the sea bed.
Look out for Basking Sharks and Sunfish around Spring\Summer. For more
detailed information read this article from
Divernet. |
Penzance
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| Bucks Reef |
Reef |
38m |
Near Lamorna Cove the reef
consists of the Inner and Outer Bucks Reefs, the best diving is around
Outer Bucks Reefs. There is also some wreck visible which used to be the
Steamship Garrone. |
|
The City of Westminster |
Wreck |
35m |
The 6094-ton ship
was formerly the German Rudelsburg and was handed over to Britain as part
of war reparations in 1919, ran into the Runnel Stone rock on 8 October,
1923. |
| The Conqueror |
Wreck |
18m |
A 1,157 tonne British
Freeze-trawler which sunk in 1977 and now lies in three parts. |
| Hellopes |
Wreck |
38m |
A 2,774 tonne South African
Steamship which sunk in 1911. |
| Lamorna Cove |
Reef |
22m |
A very popular dive site in
the UK. It has good car park, a wide slipway, cafe and toilets. Shore dive
or boat dive possible. Was once a granite quarry. Good dive for all levels
of experience, depths range from 5m to 22m. |
| Logan's Rock |
Reef |
30m |
Consisting of four or five
dives sites there are walls which are covered in a blanket of jewel and
dahlia anemones. |
| Low Lee Ledges |
Reef |
22m |
The reef is heavily weeded and
covered in sea life, look out for some very curious cuckoo wrasse. There
are two cannon on the north and east side, there origin is unknown.
Another wreck to be seen is the Primrose, a 79 tonne vessel which sunk in
1906, another victim of the Runnelstone. Look out for conger eels. |
| The Runnelstone |
Wrecks |
- - |
The Runnelstone has wrecked
over 30 ships and is said to be the best dive site in Europe. Within sight
of Land End, the Runnelstone is open to the Atlantic and there is often a
healthy swell. Please seek advice before diving here as tides can be very
unpredictable.
Wrecks include, the
City of Westminster (1923), Febrero (1910), Jashua
Nicholson (1917), the Moorview (1920) and Lake Grafton (1920). |
Falmouth
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| The Hera |
Wreck |
17m |
A German Four-masted Barque
which sank in fog in 1914. The masts and large sections of hull are still
there but penetration should be undertaken with great care. |
| The Manacles |
Reef |
40m+ |
Another popular UK dive.
Ranges in depth from 10 to 40m plus. |
|
Mohegan |
Wreck |
|
A 7000 tonne Victorian Steam
ship, sank in 1898 when she hit the Manacles. |
| Pendennis Point |
Reef |
12m |
The reef stretches for 200m
from the shore. A good dive site for all levels of experience. Wrecks
include 5 U-Boats. |
| The Ponus |
Wreck |
10m |
A 5,077 tonne Oil Tanker which
sunk in 1916. |
| The SS Stanwood |
Wreck |
27m |
A 4,158 tonne Steamship which
was carrying coal. The coal caught fire and she sank in 1939. Look out for
lobsters and conger eels. Multilevel Diver speciality recommended. |
|
The Volnay |
Wreck |
17m |
A 4,610 tonne Steamship which
was carrying luxury goods and ammo. Look out for lead balls and wooden
packing case pieces. |
Looe
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| The Eddystone Lighthouse |
Reef |
40m |
Depth ranges from 10-40m and
is another popular Cornwall dive site. A wide variety of marine life to be
seen. |
| Hands Deep |
Reef |
50m+ |
Depth ranges down to 50m,
Hands Deep is a group of rock pinnacles rising up from the bottom. |
| Hatt Rock |
Reef |
30m |
Said to be the best wall dive
in the UK. The rock is approx. 600 square metres in size and is surrounded
by vertical drop offs to the sea bed at 65m. A dive for the experienced
diver. |
| Kanteong |
Wreck |
14m |
Was the worlds largest tin
dredger which sunk in 1937. |
| The Rannies |
Reef |
10m |
There is a sunken galleon and
cannonballs can be seen. |
| Rosehill |
Wreck |
30m |
A 2,788 tonne British
Steamship which sunk in 1917. |
| Udder Rock |
Reef |
25m |
Another good drift dive. |
| Zanussi Reef |
Reef |
16m |
An ideal drift dive. |
