Conditions & tides
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About this site
SMS Markgraf is one of the German High Seas Fleet battleships scuttled at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, in 1919. It lies in the waters off Orkney in the far north of the United Kingdom, and the site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres. It is considered an advanced dive.
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.
European Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentusReported here · unconfirmed
Common Sea StarAsterias rubensReported here · unconfirmed
Edible CrabCancer pagurusReported here · unconfirmed
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senileReported here · unconfirmed
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puberReported here · unconfirmed
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatumReported here · unconfirmed
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilisReported here · unconfirmed
Sea VaseCiona intestinalisReported here · unconfirmed
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardusReported here · unconfirmed
Devonshire Cup CoralCaryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithiiReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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