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HECTOR

The Hector is a proper Scottish wreck, sitting upright and mostly intact on a flat seabed at 20 metres. We love that it’s still so recognisable, a tug that ran aground back in '73. You can picture it at work, even now. The wheelhouse is a highlight, quite open and easy to peer into, often with a school of saithe circling inside, their scales glinting in the gloom. Further back, the engine room offers some straightforward penetration for those with the right training, the machinery still surprisingly prominent. It’s a dark dive, as you’d expect off the East Coast, but that just adds to the atmosphere. We’d suggest a good torch is essential, not just for looking inside the wreck, but for picking out the colourful anemones and dead man’s fingers that cling to every surface. It’s a solid dive for anyone comfortable with cold water and deeper wrecks, offering a real sense of history.