MAIORESE

Protected Area

Holyhead Mountain

Why dive here

With 118+ marine species recorded in the area - including dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales, ocean sunfish (mola mola) and orcas - MAIORESE offers some of Northumberland & Northeast's richest wreck diving.

Marine lifeDolphins, Dwarf Minke Whales, Humpback Whales, Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) and Orcas · 118+ species recorded

CharacterWreck dive · max 33m

StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

The *Maiorese* is a proper North Sea wreck, sitting upright and largely intact at 33 metres. We love that it’s got a bit of everything: the stern section, with its enormous prop, is a good starting point, usually blanketed in plumose anemones. Swim forward and the ship's structure becomes more broken, allowing for some interesting swim-throughs into the engine room. You’ll find cod and ling patrolling the deeper sections, and conger eels often peek out from the darker corners. Visibility can be a real North Sea mixed bag, but on a good day, the sheer scale of the *Maiorese* is impressive. Our favourite time to dive it is on a slack tide, naturally, giving you plenty of time to explore the cargo holds, which are now home to crabs and lobsters. It’s a site that rewards multiple visits. Each dive reveals another detail, another resident. This one really suits divers comfortable with deeper wrecks and keen to spend some quality bottom time poking around a piece of history. Just remember your drysuit; it’s never tropical up here.