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LADY TRACY

The Lady Tracy, off the Northumberland coast, is one of those wrecks we keep coming back to. She’s not huge, just 10.7 metres, but what she lacks in size she makes up for in character. Sunk back in ’85 after developing a leak on passage, she sits upright in a maximum of 18 metres, meaning decent bottom time for most. We love exploring the wheelhouse, which is still largely intact. Sunlight often filters through the gaps, illuminating the clouds of juvenile coalfish that swarm within. Around the hull, you’ll find plenty of inquisitive ballan wrasse, and our favourite, the occasional wolfish tucked into crevices. The kelp forest growing from the deck offers a fantastic backdrop, swaying with the surge, and it's a great spot to look for blennies and small crabs. It’s a solid dive for anyone comfortable with temperate water wreck diving, and while conditions can be typical Northeast (think green water, sometimes a bit of current), on a good day, the visibility opens up, and she really shines. Early morning slack tide is always our pick.