HERRINGTON - Scottish East Coast & Borders

The Herrington is a classic North Sea dive, proper solid stuff for those who don't mind a bit of chill. We love a good steamship, and this one, sitting upright in 22 metres, delivers that real sense of history. You drop onto the deck and it's all there – the single boiler, that huge triple-expansion engine – you can practically trace the path of the propshaft. What really makes the Herrington stand out for us, though, is how completely it’s been claimed by the ocean. Conger eels are a given, their heads peering out from every nook and cranny, but it’s the sheer density of the anemones and dead man's fingers that truly transforms the metalwork into something else entirely. Visibility here can be a bit of a lottery, sometimes twenty metres, sometimes five, but even in the murkier conditions, the sheer bulk of the wreck still dominates. Dive it on a slack tide, obviously, to really take your time exploring the stern and those amazing engine components. This isn't a dive for the faint-hearted or first-timers; it's for divers who appreciate a robust wreck and the incredible life it sustains, even in the colder waters.

Location

Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe

Coordinates

56.619484, -2.460317

Type

wreck

Maximum Depth

22m

Marine Protected Area: Whiting Ness - Ethie Haven