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The story of Iron Annie
A mystery German aircraft from World War Two has come to light in the Black Sea. Ukrainian diver Andrey Nekrasov is part of the team that has been fighting the elements to reveal its story
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The subterranean world of Transylvania
Could an ocean liner blessed with awesome visibility 135m down off the north coast of Ireland be the best wreck dive in the British Isles? Leigh Bishop thinks so, and he has been lucky enough to dive the Transylvania more than once
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Sleeping giant
HMS Manchester lies off Tunisia in 85m of water - MATT OUTRAM recently led an expedition to explore it. Photography by Chris Simons
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As the years go passing by
Howard Sawyer takes a cool, hard look at the business of diving wrecks on which people have died. Pictures by John Bantin. more...
Identity crisis
The attraction of wrecks to divers is often enhanced by a glamorous back-story. What happens, however, when a wreck is known to be historically significant, but its name is forgotten? A Channel ghost ship proves irresistible for Leigh Bishop
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The battleship that started World War Two
The Schleswig Holstein sailed into a harbour near Gdansk on an apparent courtesy visit, only then to fire on the Polish garrison. These, as it turned out, were the opening shots of WW2. Marcin Trzcinski dives an historic battleship wreck
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The making of a Wreck Tour
DIVER's Wreck Tours have become something of an institution over the past 10 years, allowing divers to see in full UK wrecks that in cold, dark reality can be seen only bit by bit. John Liddiard explains how it's done
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Warbirds of the Med
Aircraft remains hold a special fascination for many wreck-divers. Marcin Trzcinski has dived and photographed five of the best
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Warships down south
Coldwater divers the world over head north to dive Scapa Flow's military wrecks, but John Liddiard has been cherry-picking from the English Channel's own awesome collection, from landing-craft to battleships
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An American history
The liner Tuscania was launched in wartime, and would become the first carrier of US troops to be torpedoed and sunk during World War One. Leigh Bishop reports on this hard-to-dive UK deep wreck site
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Top wrecks of Malta & Gozo
This is your assignment if you choose to take it - dive the Maltese island wrecks and compile a load of 'Top Five' tables. John Liddiard takes up the challenge
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Tomb raiders deep inside the Zen
Stuart Philpott ventures into the bowels of the Mediterranean's most famous wreck, the Zenobia, to obtain the first photos from the auxiliary engine-room - and to get inside the control-room
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Eyemouth the easy way
You don't have to be a technical diver and brave three-hour boat-rides to enjoy great wreck-diving out of Eyemouth, as John Liddiard explains
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All 'mouth - the new wreck hotspot Northern highlights
North Sea sites accessible out of Eyemouth are proving a happy hunting ground for adventurous wreck-divers. Shane Wasik was part of a team that found more than it had bargained for while venturing way offshore
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What makes Pathfinder so special?
There's something different about diving a famous shipwreck, says John Liddiard. It's the extra dimension added by history. HMS Pathfinder in the North-east is a good example
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WRECKTOUR:133 The Veritas
A slightly deeper dive than usual for Cornwall's infamous Manacles reef, this old Norwegian freighter wreck is worth a visit, says John Liddiard. Illustration by Max Ellis more...
WRECKTOUR:132 The Elena R
This freighter was an early U-boat victim during World War Two, and the wreck off Portland Bill in Dorset makes for a good dive - but it's important to get your timing right, says John Liddiard. Illustration by Max Ellis
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WRECKTOUR:131 HMT Balfour
Want to find out what a World War One armed trawler was like? This one off the Sussex coast might be small, but it's nicely intact, says John Liddiard. Illustration by Max Ellis
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WRECKTOUR:129 & 130 Torch & Chacabuco
It's a double-header this month, as John Liddiard dives two vessels that became wrecks on the same evening off north Wales 136 years ago. The illustrations are by Max Ellis
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WRECKTOUR:128 The River Garry
Shallow enough for a nice long dive is this steamer that sank off south-eastern Scotland 116 years ago. John Liddiard is our tour guide, illustration by Max Ellis
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