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NIDELVEN

Nidelven, off the Scottish East Coast, is a proper dive, a deep one at 39 metres, and exactly what we love about UK wreck diving. She’s a steamship, sunk back in 1917, and even after all that time on the seabed, there’s still plenty of her to explore. We particularly enjoy the bow section, often standing proud, and you can usually make out the anchor chains leading off into the gloom. The triple expansion engine is a highlight, quite often with a resident conger eel peering out from the cylinders, and the single boiler is very much present. Visibility here can be a bit of a lottery, as it is in the North Sea, but on a good day, when the light penetrates, the wreck takes on a ghostly quality. It’s the kind of dive where you feel the history, a proper journey back in time. This isn't a beginner’s wreck, mind you. That depth and the potential for current means you need to be comfortable with your skills, but for experienced wreck enthusiasts, Nidelven delivers a truly rewarding dive. Look closely around the superstructure for plumose anemones, their white tentacles reaching into the current.