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URSA (PROBABLY)

Ursa, or at least what we think is Ursa, is a proper deep dive that delivers. This is a big steamship, sitting upright at 45 metres, and finding her in the sometimes-murky Channel is half the adventure. We love dropping down onto her vast hull, feeling that chill build as you descend, then seeing the dark shape resolve into davits and cargo holds. She went down in 1918, torpedoed by UB-104, and the years have smoothed her edges, but the scale is still impressive. Expect to see conger eels lurking in shadowed compartments, their thick bodies camouflaged against the rust. Jewel anemones speckle the plates, adding splashes of unexpected colour to the otherwise muted palette. This isn't a site for beginners; we’d suggest good drysuit skills and comfort with limited visibility are essential. Our favourite part is navigating the collapsed superstructure near the stern, imagining the chaos of her final moments. It's a dive that rewards preparation with a real sense of history.