Wreck of Lady Mary - Scottish West Coast

Lady Mary is a proper old girl, settled on her side, a real photographer’s dream when the viz is playing ball. Dropping down to her, you get that immediate sense of history, the steel plates draped in dead man’s fingers and hydroids. Our favourite part is nosing around the stern, where the prop shaft still points defiantly to the surface. You’ll often find conger eels tucked into the deeper recesses, just their heads peeking out, and we’ve seen some hefty lobsters marching across the deck. It’s a site that really comes alive with a torch; the colours are subdued in the ambient light, but hit those anemones and soft corals, and they just pop. Definitely one for the drysuit brigade, and probably best avoided if you’re not comfortable with a bit of ambient gloom – it’s the West Coast, after all, not the Caribbean. For those who appreciate a good story and don’t mind a bit of a chill, she’s a beauty.

Location
Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
Coordinates
55.488792, -5.090420
Type
wreck

Marine Protected Area: Lamlash Bay

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Marine Life in Scottish West Coast

Home to 127 recorded species including 50 reef fish, 15 whales & dolphins, 10 seagrass & algae, 9 sharks & rays, 8 other, 7 crabs & lobsters.

Notable Species