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Motor Mine Sweeper 180

The MMS 180, sitting off Northumberland, is one of those wrecks that just delivers a proper dive. It’s pretty broken up, scattered across the seabed in about 28 metres, but don’t let that fool you. The way the wreck has collapsed, with plates and beams creating all these nooks and crannies, is what makes it so good for exploration. We love poking into the smaller sections, finding conger eels peering out from the gloom and scorpion fish doing their best to blend in with the rusty metal. Visibility here can swing wildly, but on a good day, when the light penetrates, the sheer volume of invertebrate life is brilliant – plumose anemones coat every surface, waving gently in the surge, and the lobsters are always out patrolling. Our favourite is dropping in at slack water, watching the current pick up towards the end of the dive, pushing you gently over the debris field. It’s a dive for those who appreciate the slower pace, the detail, and the way a wreck becomes its own ecosystem.