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WILD ROSE

The Wild Rose sits upright in about 24 metres, a proper old yacht, not one of those modern fibreglass jobs that crumble into bits. You get a real sense of its former life here. We especially love poking around the bow, where the anchor chain still drapes down, heavy with growth. There’s a good amount of hull structure left to swim along, a bit like following a submerged path. The deck offers plenty of nooks for small conger eels, and you'll often find spider crabs scuttling across the corroded metal. Visibility can be a bit hit-and-miss, as is often the case in the Channel, so we always try to dive it on a settled day with minimal swell. If you hit it right, with a decent amount of ambient light filtering down, the whole wreck takes on this moody, atmospheric feel. It’s a cracker for anyone who appreciates a bit of history with their dive, and a great way to spend an hour exploring a classic wreck.