Deep CCR · British Coast
THE WRECKS
NOBODY
HAS DIVED.
We find lost WW1 and WW2 wrecks off the British coast, dive them on closed circuit, and put them on the chart. It is the reason this company exists, and everything else we do comes out of it. Deep wreck diving as survey work, on UK wrecks that were never properly charted.
Who takes you
CURRENT AND
EX-FORCES DIVERS
The people running these trips dive deep closed circuit in British water for a living, and several still serve. That is the whole proposition. Not a brand built around expeditions, but an expedition team that happens to also train and equip people.
UK water is unforgiving: cold, dark, tidal, and rarely generous with visibility. Deep CCR here is a different discipline to deep CCR somewhere warm and blue, and it is the only kind we do.
Why our names aren't on the site- Combined UK dive experience
- 40+ yrs
- Discipline
- Deep CCR
- Operating area
- UK coast
- Findings submitted to
- UKHO
The work
FIND IT. DIVE IT. RECORD IT.
An expedition is mostly not diving. The diving is the short, expensive part at the end of a lot of paperwork and a lot of sonar.
Archival research
Cross-referencing Admiralty records, Lloyd's War Losses and modern hydrographic data to narrow a search box before anyone gets wet. Most candidate positions are wrong; the work is proving which.
Survey & verification
Side-scan sonar from our own RHIB, then targeted verification dives on anything that looks like a contact. Photography and measurements taken on the bottom, on closed circuit, with the bottom time that makes that possible.
The record
Comprehensive wreck reports submitted to the UK Hydrographic Office. The site gets properly charted, the identification enters the national record, and the work is checkable by someone who isn't us.
From the water
EXPEDITION REPORTS
What we found, how we found it, and the records it rests on. Sources listed on every report.
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The first reports are being written up. If you want them as they land, register interest.
Coming with us
EXPEDITIONS ARE
OPEN TO QUALIFIED
DIVERS.
Not as passengers. If you come, you dive the site, you contribute to the survey, and your photographs and measurements go into the report.
The requirement depends on the site: depth, tide and conditions are agreed trip by trip. The deeper work is closed circuit, because that is what makes a useful bottom time at those depths possible. If you are not there yet, that is what the training exists for.
The pathway to a place on the boat
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Intro To Tech · TDI · 3 days
Configuration, gas management and dive planning. The gateway into serious diving.
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Twinset Diver · RAID · 2 days
Redundant gas, valve drills, trim and buoyancy with doubles.
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Decompression Procedures · TDI · 3 days
Staged deco, oxygen exposure and multi-gas procedures beyond recreational limits.
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CCR conversion · on the SHARK
Closed circuit, taught by instructors who dive it operationally. Trial dives can be arranged first.
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Expedition Diver
Live wreck sites, survey technique and RHIB deployment. At this point you are on the boat.
What we dive
WE SELL A SHORT LIST
ON PURPOSE
Everything in our range is on our own expeditions. That is the entire selection criterion. We are not a dive shop and we have no interest in becoming one. If we do not dive it, we do not sell it.
The SHARK exists because we wanted a closed circuit unit built for exactly this: long bottom times, cold dark water, and no easy abort. Military units buy it for their own reasons. It was designed for ours.
Before you ask
EXPEDITION FAQ
What qualifications do I need?
Expeditions are open to qualified divers, and the specific requirement depends on the site depth and conditions, and it is agreed before each trip. If you are not there yet, the TDI and RAID pathway above is designed to get you there.
Do I need to dive a rebreather?
For the deeper sites, yes. Closed circuit is what makes a useful bottom time at depth practical, and it is what the team dives. We run CCR conversion, and a trial dive on the SHARK can be arranged before you commit to anything.
Where do expeditions run?
Around the British coast, operating from our own RHIB to remote coastal locations for multi-day survey and dive operations. Sites come from archival research rather than published wreck lists, which is the point.
What happens to what we find?
Comprehensive wreck reports go to the UK Hydrographic Office. The site gets charted, the identification enters the national record, and your name is on the dive that did it.
When do they run?
Weather windows decide, not a calendar. UK expedition diving is seasonal and tide-dependent, so trips are scheduled against conditions and confirmed with the divers on them. Register interest and we will tell you what is coming up.
Next expedition
PUT YOUR NAME DOWN
Tell us where you are as a diver and what you want out of it. If you are ready, we will tell you what is coming up. If you are not, we will tell you honestly what is missing and how long it takes.