Reef
down to 6 m
Menawethan (Eastern Isles seals)
A shallow rocky platform in the Eastern Isles where playful seals approach divers and nibble fins, best around high tide.
- Open Water
- Seals
Experienced≤40 m
HMS Association (protected wreck)
Dive site in Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
A 90-gun warship built in 1697, lost on the Western Rocks, scattered through deep rock gullies and boulders from 5 to 40 m.
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
The story
HMS Association, a 90-gun warship built at Portsmouth in 1697, ran onto the Western Rocks on the night of 22 October with her fleet. About 1,400 men perished, one of the worst disasters in British naval history.
Source: vdt.cismas.org.uk
The dive
A wreck and rock formations dive.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: vdt.cismas.org.uk
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Isles of Scilly
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Sep.
Source: divesitedirectory.co.ukWhere is Isles of Scilly?
The point shows the Isles of Scilly area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Isles of Scilly
Wreck
down to 48 m
Plympton and Hathor
Two ships lost on the same Lethegus pinnacle, in 1909 and 1920, one wreck lying across the other down to 48 m.
- Technical
- Anemones
Wreck
down to 15 m
Bartholomew Ledges Wreck (protected)
A licensed protected wreck site where 16th-century cargo from an unidentified armed vessel lies under tall kelp at 10-15 m.
- Open Water
Wreck
down to 40 m
Cita
MV Cita sank in 1997 and has numerous swim-throughs to explore.
- Experienced
- Nudibranchs
Fissure
down to 30 m
Dave's Crack (Sweet Shop)
A reef crevice to about 30 m with boulders and swim-throughs, discovered by Dave McBride.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 43 m
Italia
A wreck that starts shallow and runs down a reef wall to 43 m, with so much to see.
- Experienced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.