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GENEVIEVE (POSSIBLY)

The *Genevieve* is a proper dive, a deep wreck in the true sense, and one we always look forward to. Lying at 40 metres, she’s a big steamship torpedoed in 1918, and you still get that chilling sense of history when you drop down onto her hull. The sheer size of her, 79 metres long, means there’s plenty to explore without ever feeling like you’re doing laps. We love nosing around her stern, where the prop shaft usually draws in some big bib. The bow often has conger eels peering out from gaps in the plating, their thick heads following your light. Visibility here can be a classic Cornish mix, from ten metres of green to a stunning twenty-plus, especially after a run of easterlies. Our best advice is to time your dive for slack water; the currents here can really rip, turning a pleasant explore into a fight. It’s a dive for those comfortable with depth and a bit of overhead environment, not one for your first deep outing.