Wreck of Lady Helen Stewart

Protected Area

Port Logan

Why dive here

With 118+ marine species recorded in the area - including dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales, ocean sunfish (mola mola) and orcas - Wreck of Lady Helen Stewart 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

StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

The Lady Helen Stewart, resting off the Northumberland coast, is one of those wrecks we keep coming back to. It’s not about tropical colours here, but the sheer history clinging to every rivet and plate. Dropping down, you often hit a silty bottom first, then the huge boilers emerge, ghostly in the green water, followed by the broken hull sections spreading across the seabed. You can spend a whole dive just tracing the deck line, imagining the ship intact. Our favourite part is the stern, often home to a resident wolf fish or a shy conger eel peeking from a dark hole. The current can be brisk, so pick your slack water carefully, usually an hour either side of high or low tide, and it makes the dive much more enjoyable. Visibility here is typically 5-10 metres, sometimes more on a good day, but that just adds to the atmospheric gloom. It’s a dive for those who appreciate maritime history and the hardier creatures of the North Sea. We’d suggest a drysuit, even in summer, as the water temperature rarely breaks 14°C.