A press release by David Gibbins regarding our dive on the Loe Bar site. 29 May 2018 – Cornwall, UK Divers off Cornwall have discovered cannons and an anchor thought to be from one of the richest ships ever to wreck against these shores. In 1684 the English East Indiaman Read more…
The Coronation was a 2nd rate ship of the line, carrying an armament of 90 guns. Wrecked in 1691, it now lies in two parts about 800m apart. We have visited the site multiple times in the past, just to photograph some of the large anchors and guns. The Coronation Read more…
Hanover cove on the north Cornish coast is believed to be the site where the packet ship, the Hanover, ran aground. Once discovered, the site was commercially salvaged. In excess of 50 guns were raised as well as other items. The site was protected while the work was being carried Read more…
The Rill Cove site is a protected area close to Kynance Cove. The site was discovered after the trawler, ‘Kerris Reed’, sank there in 1975. Divers looking at the new wreck found cannons lying beneath it. Another site where the sea bed is very fluid, sand comes and goes by Read more…
The Schiedam was a Dutch Fluyt that started life as an East Indiaman. It was captured by Corsairs (pirates or privateers), only to be captured by the British navy two weeks later. It was then used as a transport ship (6th rate naval vessel), bringing back captured arms and stonework Read more…