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FIGARO

Figaro is a different beast entirely. Down at 46 metres, this isn’t a leisurely bimble, but if you've got the training, the rewards are absolutely there. We love the way she sits upright, almost defiant, a century after a torpedo from UB 35 sent her down. You can still trace the lines of her decks, the cargo holds hinting at what she carried on that ill-fated journey from Brest to Rouen. Visibility here can be a lottery, like much of the Channel, but when it's good, seeing the full length of her emerge from the green gloom is a proper spine-tingler. Our favourite part has to be the stern section, where the prop shaft is still visible, encrusted in dead man's fingers and anemones. Look closely and you'll spot resident conger eels peeking out from behind crumpled plates. It's a deep dive, sure, but for history buffs and wreck explorers, Figaro offers a tangible connection to the past, a silent monument colonised by the present.