World Shipwrecks

My interest in shipwrecks is not just confined to Devon. Over the years I’ve travelled quite a lot to see some of the world’s greatest shipwreck locations, some very near to home and some the other side of the world.

World Shipwreck Destination Reports:

• Chuuk, Micronesia:
  Truk Lagoon – scene of the WWII Japanese naval fleet’s demise
• Falmouth:
  Falmouth – one of the biggest natural harbours in the world with scores of shipwrecks around the treacherous
• Norway:
  The Wrecks Of Narvik – one of the great English / German naval battles of WWII
• Scilly Isles:
  Scilly Isles – probably more shipwrecks per square mile that any other place on earth
• Scotland:
  Scapa Flow – the last resting place of Germany’s WWI warships

Individual World Wreck Reports:

• New Zealand:
  H.M.N.Z. Waikato – deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef
• Bali, Indonesia:
  S.S. Liberty – Bali’s most popular dive site and uncannily similar to the James Egan Layne in Plymouth
• Egypt:
  Thistlegorm – Egypt’s famous cargo carrier
• Scotland:
  H.M.S. Port Napier – A fascinating minelayer wreck in Loch Alsh