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MAINDY BRIDGE (POSSIBLY)

The Maindy Bridge is a classic Scottish East Coast wreck, and for us, that’s high praise. Lying at 39 metres, she’s a deep dive and often comes with the typical low visibility of the area, but the rewards are there for those who put in the effort. We love the feeling of descending into that green gloom, waiting for the ship’s structure to slowly resolve itself from the murk. She was torpedoed in 1917, and the damage is still clear, the bow section in particular showing the violence of her end. What we really enjoy, though, is how much of her remains intact. The stern sits upright, and you can still make out the prop shaft running towards the massive four-bladed propeller. It’s always swarming with small cod and inquisitive wrasse, darting in and out of the metalwork. Inside the engine room, conger eels are often tucked into every crevice, their heads peeking out from behind corroded pipes. The Maindy Bridge is a dive for proper wreck enthusiasts, those who appreciate history and don’t mind a bit of a challenge for a truly atmospheric experience.