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PEGU (BOW SECTION)

We love the Pegu’s bow section for a proper shallow wreck fix. It’s sitting in just 3 metres of water, right in the mouth of the Tyne, making it a surprisingly accessible dive, even for newer divers getting their fins wet on wrecks. What you get here is a substantial chunk of steel, twisted and broken, but still very much a ship. You can make out the anchor chains snaking across the seabed and the massive plates of the hull, now encrusted in a furry coat of anemones and dead man’s fingers. It’s easy to spend a whole dive just tracing the contours of the wreck, poking into the shadowed recesses where crabs scuttle and small butterfish dart. The light penetration is fantastic at this depth, painting the rust and growth in shifting greens and browns. Our favourite time to dive it is on a calm, sunny day, ideally just before high slack, when visibility can push past a few metres. You'll often find a decent sized pollock lurking in the deeper pockets of the wreck, and if you’re lucky, a curious seal might even pop by to say hello. It's not a deep blue experience, but it’s a tangible piece of history, alive with marine life, right on the doorstep.