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IRMA GERMAINE (POSSIBLY)

Let's be honest, finding the Irma Germaine takes some doing, and even then, there's always that "possibly" hanging over it. But when you hit it, oh boy. This isn’t some pristine, intact wreck, far from it. It’s a wartime casualty, a fishing vessel mined in 1943, and the sea has had its way with her for decades. What you find is more of a debris field at 55 metres, spread across the seabed, but that’s precisely what makes it so fascinating. We love how the metal plates and ribs have become intricate homes for everything that scuttles and swims in the deep. Look closely and you’ll spot conger eels – some truly massive ones – peering out from behind twisted metal, their eyes like marbles. Squat lobsters are everywhere, clinging to the rust, and we’ve seen some hefty edible crabs too, trundling across the sand nearby. It’s a dive for technical divers, no question, given the depth. But the payoff is in the history, the sheer mystery of it all, and the way life has completely reclaimed this wartime relic. It's a deep, dark exploration, often with a slight current, but for those who love a good challenge and a wreck that tells a story through its very disintegration, the Irma Germaine, or whatever she truly is, delivers.