Most of the shipwrecks along the Westcountry coast have come to grief by hitting the shore. Hundreds of ships wrecked, and thousands of poor souls drowned. This video tells their stories, and visits some of the wrecks underwater.
The Loss of the Submarine A7
All the A class of submarines sank at least once, but one the A7 became a cause celebre way back in 1914. This video will cronicle all the A boats and visit the wreck of the A7 lying in a 130 ft of water off Rame Head.
Its been a long time coming but the edit starts soon.
The Eddystone Reef
This is a working title as I am still not sure what to call this film. Its about the Eddystone reef and how it was formed, what lives there, and all the wrecks that have come too grief on its famous rocks. I also want to weave in the story of the Eddystone lighthouses as well, so its a big project.
Scylla
I am in no hurry about this one as I want to see the effects of a bad storm on this wreck. However we have started filming so we can get all the changes, especially as the fish arrive.
I followed this ship around when I was in the 'Mob' so I am quite interested in her history. I actually dida couple of diving jobs on her, so its a bit wierd to see her now.
This project is not iminent as I want to see the effects of a bad winter on the wreck. But I followed this ship around when I was in the 'Mob@
Submerged is a website about shipwrecks and scuba diving around Devon, UK and the world. It's written by Peter Mitchell, author of The Wrecker's Guide To South West Devon Vols 1 and II and several DVDs. [more info]
