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OSPREY (BOW SECTION) (POSSIBLY)

The Osprey, or at least this chunky bow section, is a proper deep dive, sitting at 52 metres. It's a dark, silty site, and we love it for its sheer sense of history. Dropping down, you often hit a thermocline around 20 metres, then the temperature really drops. Down on the seabed, the bow faces north, upright and fairly intact for a wreck sunk in 1866. You can make out the anchor hawse pipes, and if you bring a decent torch, the structure of the forecastle still holds a lot of detail. This isn’t a wreck for darting about; it’s about slow, careful exploration. We’ve found conger eels tucked deep within the plates, and the odd lobster clinging on. Visibility can be 10 metres on a good day, but often it’s less, which just adds to the atmosphere. Our pick for this site is a slack tide dive, just after high water, as the currents can be strong here. It’s a dive for those comfortable with deco and low light, but the feeling of touching something so old, so far down, is pretty special.