Diving the Stanegarth wreck at Stoney Cove UK

On the 3rd July 2022 Underwater adventures took a group of divers who were doing their PADI Advanced open water course, (www.underwater...) to Stoney cove in Leicestershire. During the course the divers decided to do the wreck dive as one of their elective dives so we headed out to one of the UK's most famous Wrecks, the Stanegarth. Laying at 22 metres in the middle of the Lake at Stoney cove, this is the wreck most UK Scuba divers will cut their teeth on when it comes to wreck diving.
The Stanegarth was originally built in 1910 as a steam powered tug by Lytham Ship Builders Co. for the Rea Transport Co. Ltd. of Liverpool, that means she is older than The Titanic! She was purchased and sunk at Stoney cove in 2000 and has been a favourite of divers in training ever since.
The wreck is easy to find at Stoney cove as it is one of only two parts of the lake with a buoy tied to it so with a short surface swim to the buoy you can drop straight down on the wreck. For those wanting to test themselves a little more you can you can take a bearing from the Wessex helicopter and swim underwater to the Stanegarth