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FREIDIG

The Freidig is a proper deep dive, sitting upright at 54m in Scapa Flow, and honestly, it’s one of our favourites for a technical trip. Dropping down, the visibility in the Flow can be hit or miss, but on a good day, the dark shape of the ship materialises with an almost eerie suddenness. We love the way she still feels like a working vessel, even after all these years. Her cargo of coal is spilled out around her, a dark carpet on the seabed, and we’ve spent hours exploring her superstructure, the triple expansion engine still impressive in the engine room. The site suits experienced wreck divers comfortable with deco. You’ll find plenty of plumose anemones clinging to the metalwork, their white tentacles waving gently in the slight current, and often, we spot conger eels poking their heads from the darker recesses. Dive early in the day, if you can, before any boat traffic stirs up the silty bottom too much. The bow and stern sections are particularly photogenic, with the natural light filtering down through the green water. It’s a somber, beautiful dive that always leaves us thinking.