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Come to wreck heaven! The North East coast has more wrecks per mile than any other area of coastline. We run regular charters to dive the following..
Wreck Guides
Oslofjord - The depth to the seabed around the wreck is between 11 and 14metres with very little tidal movement making this site an ideal first wreck diving site. The Oslofjord was a luxury passenger liner and built in 1938. Her dimensions were 172m long by 10.38m draught and 22.35m beam with two propellers and four engines. The Oslofjord unfortunately hit a mine on December the 1st 1940 and was beached in her present position south of the south Tyne pier. The wreck itself is now well broken up due to the time and depth she lies in. Each winter brings in the storms that cover and uncover new sections of the wreck throwing up new sites of interest for any diver. The engines still stand some 6m above the seabed and are one of the most distinctive parts of the wreck. A corner of the swimming pool is still visible to the south of the engines. It can be recognised by the tiled  surfaces and the ladder leading into the pool. The Oslofjord is a great rummage wreck and is a firm favourite with many diving groups. As an added bonus the wreck of the Eugenia Chandris lies across the stern section of the Oslo giving the diver two wrecks to dive at the same time.
Position:
N 55,00,147
W 001,23,359 Max Depth: 14m
Eugenia Chandris - The Chandris was built in 1920 and was 130m in length by 16m beam and 8m draught with two boilers and a single propeller. The Chandris’s cargo included brass pom-pom shells and .303 rounds that can still be found today. The chandris sank in 1943 after colliding with another ship then hitting the wreck of the Oslofjord. The wreck itself is fairly well broken up but is still fairly easy to navigate. From the crossover point of both wrecks if you head in a northerly direction you will come across a large area  of .303 rounds. As you move further on you will come across the boilers and engines that stand approx 4m high.
Position:
N 55,00,132
W 001,23,869 Max Depth: 14m Eston - The Eston was built in 1919 and her dimensions were 73m long by 11m beam and a draught of 4.8m. The Eston was sunk in 1940 and was thought to have hit a mine and sank with all hands. The wreck today lies in three sections and is well broken up. The engines are a jumble of plates and pipes that make it ideal territory for cod and Pollack some of which grow to a considerable size. The bow lies some 50m to the north where the anchor chain can be seen laid along the seabed. To the south-west of the engines is the stern section that again is a good rummage area and tends to house a few lobsters and crabs and an occasional octopus.
Position:
N 55,03,475
W 001,24,646 Max Depth: 24m
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