MIAMI (PROBABLY)

Good diving all year

Protected Area

Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs SAC

Why dive here

With 185+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales and ocean sunfish (mola mola) - MIAMI (PROBABLY) offers some of South Coast's richest wreck diving. Water ranges 9-15°C, warmest July, August, September.

Best timeYear-round

WetsuitA drysuit

Marine lifeBlue Sharks, Dolphins, Dwarf Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) · 185+ species recorded

Water9-15°C · warmest July, August, September

CharacterWreck dive · max 60m

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

The Miami (Probably) wreck isn't one for a casual dip. At 60 metres, this is serious technical diving territory, and we love it for that reason. Dropping down onto her bow, the sheer scale of this 106-metre steamship is immediately apparent, even in the sometimes-murky Irish depths. She went down in 1917, and time has given her a beautifully rugged character. Our favourite part is the engine room, surprisingly accessible given the depth. You can often make out the impressive triple-expansion engine, a testament to early 20th-century engineering, now draped in soft corals and anemones. Visibility can be a challenge, averaging 10-15 metres, but when it clears, the sight of her four boilers standing proud is genuinely remarkable. We’ve spotted conger eels tucked into her holds, their heads poking out from the gloom, and the occasional ling patrolling the deck where bananas would once have been stored on her journey from New York. This is a deep, dark, rewarding dive for experienced technical divers who appreciate historical wrecks and aren't afraid of a bit of an adventure.