Scylla
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About this site
HMS Scylla is a Leander-class frigate deliberately scuttled off Whitsand Bay near Plymouth in 2004 to create an artificial reef, the first warship purpose-sunk for that reason in British waters. She sits on a sandy seabed with a maximum depth of around 24 metres, her superstructure rising well up into the water column. Wreck penetration is now closed to divers, and the structure has deteriorated over the years, so what were once open passageways are no longer accessible in the same way. Visibility tends to run murky, and conditions in this part of the English Channel are worth checking beforehand. Divers have reported dolphins passing the site, along with the plumose anemones and reef fish that have colonised the hull since it went down.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
DolphinDolphinReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Sea FanEunicella verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialisReported here · unconfirmed
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