Wreck Diving Around The United Kingdom

Wreck Diving Around the UK

If you are interested in diving any of the many wrecks around United Kingdom, make sure that you are familiar with the law regarding material recovered from wrecks

You must also be aware that it is illegal to remove material from protected wreck sites and vessels that are considered war graves.

Before you remove any material from a wreck site you must be sure that it is legal for you to do so - or you risk finding yourself in serious trouble.

Remember, you must report all of your wreck finds to the Receiver of Wreck, it doesn't matter if its a porthole, coin or even a piece of coal.

	The Royal Charter Treasure Wreck
	The Wreck of the Halsewell, Seadart Divers Association (near Swanage, Dorset)
	The Tobermory Treasure Galleon (Isle of Mull, Scotland)
	The Rill Cove Treasure Wreck, also known as the  Lizard Silver Wreck (The Lizard, Cornwall)
	Dutch East India Company Ship Amsterdam, wrecked on the Bulverhythe shore near Hastings on 26 January 1749
	The HMS Association Treasure Wreck, Scilly Isles
	The Hollandia Treasure Wreck, Scilly Isles

Useful Wreck Diving Links

• Finstrokes, a Site about wreck diving around the UK
• For more information about getting some training in Underwater Archaeology, click here.
• Accessing England's Protected Wreck Sites Guidance notes for divers and archaeologists
• Map showing names and locations of all 60 protected wreck sites around the UK.
• Apply for a license to dive on a protected wreck site