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About this site
Orkney's waters, particularly around Scapa Flow, hold a concentration of wartime wreck sites tied to both World War One and World War Two naval activity, and this location sits within that same stretch of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. Escort vessels and other warships operating out of Scapa Flow during the Second World War were lost to mines, weather, and enemy action, and wrecks from that period continue to be dived in the surrounding waters.
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
Rose Sun StarCrossaster papposusReported here · unconfirmed
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatumReported here · unconfirmed
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