WreckÁrea Marina Protegida

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom · Orkney Islands, Scotland
Profundidad: 15–45 mNivel: Advanced / technicalMay-September

A deep natural anchorage that was the base of the British Grand Fleet in both world wars. On 21 June 1919, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet interned there — 74 ships — wrongly convinced that the peace negotiations had broken down and that the British were about to seize the vessels. Some 50 ships went to the bottom within hours.

Depth

15–45 m

Recommended level

Advanced / technical

Average visibility

10 m

Water temperature

10 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

May-September

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time
May-September
Approx. price
90 USD / dive

Protection status

Los restos de la flota alemana están protegidos como monumentos históricos programados; el HMS Royal Oak y el HMS Vanguard son tumbas de guerra y el buceo está prohibido salvo autorización

UNESCO designation

Los pecios están amparados por la Convención de la UNESCO sobre Patrimonio Cultural Subacuático al superar los 100 años sumergidos

Did you know

Es la mayor pérdida de tonelaje registrada en un solo día en la historia. La mayor parte de la flota se reflotó después en una de las operaciones de salvamento más ambiciosas jamás emprendidas, iniciada por el ingeniero Ernest Cox, que nunca había reflotado un barco antes y cuyos métodos se siguen usando. Quedan siete grandes buques en el fondo: los acorazados König, Markgraf y Kronprinz Wilhelm y los cruceros ligeros Brummer, Köln, Karlsruhe y Dresden. Los trece marinos alemanes muertos aquel día se consideran las últimas bajas de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow); X-Ray Mag; NorthLink Ferries; scapaflowwrecks.com; EIVA/Sea War Museum; ww2wrecks.com

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111 species documented in Scapa Flow

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Ecosystem

Pecio

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