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FREELANCE

Freelance isn't your typical wreck dive, and that's exactly why we love it. This schooner, grounded and stripped bare long ago, sits in just 5 metres of water, making it a perfect spot for divers new to wrecks or those who just want a relaxed, long bottom time. We think it’s best explored with a good torch, even in the shallows, to really appreciate the way the light plays through the skeletal remains of the hull. You'll find schools of snapper darting in and out of the rusted ribs, and surprisingly large parrotfish grazing on the algae-covered timbers. It’s less about dramatic structure and more about the quiet, persistent colonisation by marine life – we’ve spent ages just watching juvenile drum fish doing their hypnotic dance among the beams. Our favourite part has to be the feeling of history, of a working vessel returned to the sea, now a home for countless critters.