Deeper Dorset is a captivating online platform that delves into the rich maritime history of Dorset, England. The website is passionately run by Grahame Knott, a former Dive charter skipper with four decades of experience exploring shipwrecks in the English Channel. Grahame’s knowledge of the subject matter is showcased through the meticulously researched articles, vivid imagery, and enthralling stories of lost vessels that are chronicled on the website. Whether you are a seasoned maritime enthusiast or a curious newcomer to the world of underwater exploration, Deeper Dorset is a fascinating resource that offers a window into the captivating world of shipwrecks and aircraft lost at sea..
The sole reason I started diving was for the adventure and I soon realised the adventure didn’t have to stop back on dry land as I became more and more fascinated by Dorset’s rich maritime history. Grahame Knott
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IOANNIS FAFALIOS
IOANNIS FAFALIOS, (Formerly S.S. BITINIA, once sunk by a British Submarine) 3,122 ton Greek Steamship – (Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland Ed 5 p33 ) & (LARN) – Sank after …MARTHA
Belgium Steamship [46M] – Captain G. Nicaise. Dive Dorset: 69 p63: GPS; 50 27.25N; 02 38.17W. (Also LARN) – Sunk by German Submarine UB-80 (Torpedoed), sunk 9 miles SW Portland …BORGA
Armed Steamship [55M] – Cargo COAL. (Detail in LARN) – Torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U-55, 9 miles SE by S of Beer Head. Refs. LCWLR: WW1, p203; British …ROMSDALEN
Armed British Steamship – Captain Weatherall. [57M] – (Dive Dorset: 65 p61: GPS; 50 23.22N; 02 40.06W.) Torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U-84, 10 miles SW Portland Bill. Cargo …PERGO
Sailing Motor Vessel – Collided with M V ZANZIBAR. Bell recovered around turn of the century, laying upright in fifty eight metres and reasonably intact with damage along the Portside …MARIE REINE
The Marie Reine was a French Barque wrecked on the Chesil Beach, Portland on the 24th January, 1875. The details of this tragic event were recorded in The Penny Illustrated …SIMLA
Large Sailing Ship – Captain R. Nicholson. General Cargo. 15 miles S by W Anvil Point, Swanage. LARN sank following a collision with the CITY OF LUCKNOW of Glasgow. Refs. …BLACK HAWK
The bow section of the Black Hawk was towed into Worbarrow bay and beached after the stern section broke off and sank off Portland Bill. Many years later the …PEGGY
(LARN) – Off Portland. Bound from New England for London. Cargo, Whale Oil, Mahogany and Gold Coins. She was wrecked against the shingle bank creating a local gold rush. Local …MARGUERITA
FEARS for the crew of a fishing smack, which was smashed to pieces off Portland Bill in the gale yesterday, were intensified Coastguards found the body of a middle-aged …