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IOANNA

The *Ioanna* isn't your typical deep wreck, and that's precisely why we love it. Lying just off the surface, she’s a huge steamship, about 100 metres long, driven aground in a gale back in the 70s. We're talking serious history here, a proper vessel built in Hartlepool, 1948. What you get is this incredible, almost surreal experience of diving a massive wreck in just seven metres of water. Sunlight streams right down onto the deck, illuminating every rivet and twisted metal plate. You can trace the entire outline of the ship, even glimpse into the cavernous holds, all without ever needing to worry about bottom time or decompression. It’s perfect for those longer, relaxed dives where you can just soak it all in. We’ve spent whole afternoons just exploring the superstructure, watching the light play tricks through the openings. It’s a photographer’s dream, and the marine life here is surprisingly good. You’ll find schools of damselfish flitting through the beams, and octopus often tuck themselves into crevices, barely visible until they shift. It’s an easy dive, but don’t mistake easy for boring; the scale of the *Ioanna* at this depth is genuinely impressive.