The National Marine Aquarium has done an excellent job putting the Scylla Reef down there for us divers. It is the best wreck dive that we have in England, and can be such a varied dive offering something for every level. But a very easy dive can become an extremely advanced one very quickly if you go inside. DO NOT PENETRATE unless you are trained, experienced and properly equiped for wreck penetration. Scylla is a perfect training site.
A superb reef type dive site with a pinnnacle at 8m and deep rocky gullies leading off down to 25m max. This is the favourite site of many local diving instructors as it offers wildlife, photography opportunities and impressive scenery.
Max Depth: Anything from 8m-25m depending on where you drop and what you want.
This old US Liberty ship used to be the most popular dive site in Europe.
Torpedoed by U-1195 on the 21st March 1945, she was towed to Plymouth, but
denied entry, so they attempted to beach her in Whitsand bay. Just before they
got there the stern section broke off and she sank in minutes. Upright and now
shaped like a large canoe since the decks have fallen through, the James Egan
Layne is a beautiful historic site.
A superb reef type dive site with rocky gullies leading off down to 25 - 30m max. There have been ships wrecked here but all are extremely broken up and there is little evidence except the odd piece of pottery or small broken artifacts.
Max Depth: Anything from 12 - 30m depending on where you drop and what you want.
Address: Aquanauts Dive Centre, 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, Plymouth, PL4 0EY