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MEDIAN

The **Median** isn't for the faint of heart or the casually curious. Sitting deep at 55 metres, this trawler is a proper technical dive, and one we always enjoy when the conditions align. You're heading down to a piece of history, sunk by a mine in 1917, and her story feels palpable when you’re finning past the twisted steel. The bow points north, a stark reminder of her last journey. We love tracing the deck, seeing how the ocean has slowly reclaimed her, especially around the triple expansion engine. It’s a great feeling to explore the stern section, where the propeller shaft leads you to the propeller itself, often draped in fishing nets like ghostly shrouds. Inside the wheelhouse, the frame is still largely intact, allowing a glimpse into where the crew would have been. We've often seen sizeable ling and conger eels making their homes in the deeper recesses, and the wreck itself is well colonised with plumose anemones, their white tentacles waving gently in the current. This is a dive for experienced deep divers who appreciate the sombre beauty of a well-preserved wreck and the challenges of the Scottish North Sea. Best dived on slack water, obviously.