MORION - Northumberland & Northeast

The Morion, off the Northumberland coast, is one of our absolute favourite UK wreck dives. She’s a steamship, sunk by a mine in 1917, and sits upright at 20 metres, making her really accessible and a great option when the weather is behaving. We love dropping down onto her decks and seeing the sheer scale of the ship. You can fin along the length of her, imagining the crew on watch during wartime. The stern is particularly good for exploration. Look for the prop shaft and the steering gear, often draped in dead man's fingers. Her single boiler is a huge, recognisable landmark midships, usually swarming with juvenile coalfish. We always find conger eels tucked into the darker recesses, peering out with their ancient eyes, and the sheer number of edible crabs scuttling over the plates is impressive. Visibility here can be hit or miss, typical for the North East, but when it’s good, the structure is incredibly atmospheric, silhouetted against the green light filtering from above. It’s a proper wreck dive, best suited to those comfortable in lower visibility and with a good sense of buoyancy.

Location

Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe

Coordinates

54.511276, -5.409667

Type

wreck

Maximum Depth

20m

Marine Protected Area: North Channel