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KYARRA

The Kyarra. Now there's a wreck with some serious history, and it’s a site we genuinely love. She's a big old steamship, torpedoed in 1918, sitting upright in about 26 metres of water off Anvil Point. What makes her special is just how much of her remains. We've explored her multiple times, and each dive reveals something new. You drop down onto the bow, often met by inquisitive pollack, and the sheer scale of the ship immediately hits you. We particularly enjoy finning along her deck, seeing the huge winches and cargo holds, now home to dogfish and conger eels. Visibility can be a bit of a lottery, as it often is in the UK, but when it’s good, you can make out the entire structure, which is impressive. Our favourite part? Definitely the engine room. You can sometimes poke your head in there and see the giant engines, a real journey back in time. This is a dive for experienced wreck lovers, comfortable with penetration and the occasional stronger current. It’s not a drift dive, but you'll certainly feel the pull around the superstructure.