MARIE MOLLER

Protected Area

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

Why dive here

With 118+ marine species recorded in the area - including dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales, ocean sunfish (mola mola) and orcas - MARIE MOLLER 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 7m

StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

The Marie Moller, just off the Northumberland coast, is one of those wrecks that really sticks with you. We love how accessible it is, sitting upright in just 7m of water. It’s a proper ship, too, not just scattered debris; you get a real sense of its scale even in the shallow dive. We’ve visited this wreck many times, and our favourite part is always the bow section, often completely shrouded in shoals of small pollack and coalfish. The ship caught fire back in 1937, blazing from bow to stern, and you can still see the twisted, melted metal plates that speak to that inferno. It’s quite eerie, feeling the cooler water around the deeper hull plates, then swimming up into the warmer surge over the shallower sections. Visibility can be a bit of a lottery here, but on a good day, with a gentle swell, the light filtering through the green North Sea water onto the wreck is simply beautiful. Look closely in the nooks and crannies for velvet swimming crabs and dog whelks, which are everywhere. This site is fantastic for newer wreck divers or anyone who appreciates a piece of maritime history you can actually swim through. It's not a deep dive, but it's a very evocative one, and you can spend a good hour exploring the remains.