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KINGSTON TURQUOISE

The Kingston Turquoise is one of our favourite Scapa Flow wrecks, often overlooked in favour of the bigger German fleet. It's a trawler, sunk in 1965, and sits upright at 20 metres, mostly intact. What we love about her is the immediate sense of being on a proper working vessel, not just a pile of plates. You can still see the trawl winches and derricks, encrusted with plumose anemones, and the bridge is pretty much there, offering easy swim-throughs into the wheelhouse. The holds are open, a dark invitation, and we always spot a few massive conger eels coiled up inside, their heads slowly turning as you pass by. On the deck itself, the light can be stunning on a clear day, shafts piercing down through the water, illuminating schools of saithe that swirl around the mast. It’s a dive that really connects you to the history of the North Sea fishing industry, a cold, gritty beauty that many of the more famous Scapa sites just can't quite match. Ideal for anyone who appreciates an intact wreck over sheer size, and especially good for photographers looking for interesting compositions.