GLENMAROON (POSSIBLY) - Northumberland & Northeast

The Glenmaroon is one of those deeper North Sea wrecks that really sticks with you. Dropping down, you're looking at 56 metres, so this is definitely one for the experienced tech divers. We love the historical irony here, a British merchant ship sunk by friendly fire during night exercises in 1944. That story gives the dive a certain melancholy, even before you hit the deck. What you find down there is a substantial steamship, broken but largely intact enough to still feel like a vessel. The bow, in particular, has a proud, upright feel to it, often swarming with decent-sized cod and ling. You can spend a good chunk of your bottom time just appreciating the sheer scale of the wreck, watching the light play on the superstructure. Our favourite part has to be the cargo holds, sometimes open enough to peek into the gloom, where conger eels have set up shop. Visibility, as always in the North Sea, is a lottery, but on a good day, when the green light filters down, the Glenmaroon feels less like a grave and more like a sleeping giant. It's a proper adventure dive, demanding respect but rewarding it in spades.

Location

Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe

Coordinates

54.079166, -3.847639

Type

wreck

Maximum Depth

56m

Marine Protected Area: West of Copeland