Scapa Flow must be the ultimate dive site for Scuba divers from around the world. Where else can you get such a high concentration of wrecks, many in relatively good condition
considering the time they have been submerged and the salvaging operations since they were scuttled on 21st June 1919?
We started planning the trip back in
2001. The idea grew and grew until we had gathered together a group of divers, mainly from Peeblesshire, Musselburgh and Pentland Sub-Aqua clubs.
We dived with Scapa Flow Diving Centre which is owned by Dave and Eileen Wombwell. Our group was divided between two boats, the Shalder and the Crusader.
The trip went well and despite
some unfriendly weather, we managed to dive some of the famous wrecks in Scapa, including the Cruisers, Brummer, Koln, Dresden, Karlsruhe, the battleship Kronprinz Weilhelm, the submarine UB116, the V83, the Rose Valley, the F2 and YC21 (the barge).
The Scapa Story.
