Wreck of Tina

Protected Area

Rathlin

Why dive here

With 112+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue whales, dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales and ocean sunfish (mola mola) - Wreck of Tina offers some of Scottish West Coast's richest wreck diving.

Marine lifeBlue Whales, Dolphins, Dwarf Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) · 112+ species recorded

CharacterWreck dive

StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

The Wreck of Tina isn’t a warm-water drift through a garden of soft corals, and that’s precisely why we love it. This isn't your everyday, picturesque wreck; it’s a proper Scottish dive, with all the moody charm that implies. Down on the seabed, the Tina is surprisingly intact for her age, her superstructure still offering plenty of penetration for properly trained wreck divers. We particularly enjoy the engine room access, a dark, silty crawl that leads to some truly impressive machinery, all encrusted with plumose anemones that sway in the gentle current. We’d suggest diving this one on a calm day, ideally around slack tide, to really appreciate the details. Visibility can vary wildly here, but when it’s good, the light filtering through the kelp forest above the wreck is just mesmerising, casting eerie shadows across the decks. Look closely, and you’ll spot wrasse darting through the broken plating and the occasional inquisitive conger eel peering from a pipe. It’s a dive for those who appreciate history, a bit of a challenge, and the hardy beauty of northern waters.