MFV Helen.
The MFV Helen is a 20 m wooden fishing trawler scuttled in 1990 after she was judged beyond economic repair. A strong northerly current carried her off her planned site, and she settled alongside the South Mole on sand at 21–22 m. She lists to starboard, and her engine room and bridge can still be entered.
What's down there.
- Lists to starboard with the bow facing south
- Lies on top of a pontoon
- Engine room and bridge can be entered through small hatches
- Good for photography
- Octopus
- Cuttlefish
- Conger and moray eels
- Nudibranchs
- Spider crabs and common lobster
- Mixed reef fish
Sandy seabed 21–22 m
Sandy seabed at 21–22 m. Divegib recommends the site for experienced divers because of the depth and unpredictable currents nearby. Suits wreck penetration for divers with the right training.
How it got there.
Wooden fishing trawler, 20 m long and 6 m wide. She was deliberately sunk in 1990 because repairing her was no longer economic. She was meant to go down elsewhere, but a strong northerly current at the time carried her to rest alongside the South Mole. Build date, builder and tonnage are not recorded in the sources found.
30 dives.
From the reconstructed log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.