Orkney & Shetlands
Hamnavoe Harbour, Shetland
Karen Singer ventures to the Shetland Isles for an undemanding yet supremely rewarding shore dive among a treasure trove of underwater critters
Mixing gas in Scapa Flow
With a variety of wrecks between 12m and 50m, Scapa Flow is the sort of place where you have to choose your gas carefully. Mike Clark uses a range of gas mixtures to make the most of every dive
Shetland
While full-on cave diving remains the preserve of an elite few in the UK, the sea caves of Shetland offer a chance to experience cave exploration in safer circumstances.
The Tabarka, Scapa Flow
Many divers visit Scapa Flow with the intention of diving the ‘big seven’ German battleships and light cruisers, but the blockships of Burra Sound should definitely not be missed.
There is nowhere else in the world like Scapa Flow.
Feeling the Flow
When the charter skippers of Scapa Flow said that they were thinking about sinking a new wreck, the diving world scratched its head. Simon Rogerson revisits the classic wrecks and asks, is it a case of sending coals to Newcastle?
Scapa Flow
With an array of historical shipwrecks located in its waters, Scapa Flow could be described as a wreck diver’s heaven. DIVE asks readers for their opinions
Go with the flow
Scapa Flow is one of the world’s most prolific wreck sites, a treasure on the UK’s doorstep which is more accessible to recreational divers than many might think. Matt Crowther checks out the diving. Photographs by Richard Dean…
Gone, but not forgotten
The Royal Oak is one of the largest naval wrecks in the northern hemisphere. Divers are generally barred from this war grave, but cameraman Peter Rowlands was granted special permission to document the awesome wreck
