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SUMMARY:SS Loanda (1908)
DESCRIPTION:The wreck divers know as SS Loanda was an Elder Dempster Line steamer\, built in 1891\, not 1906\, so the date in brackets looks like it may need checking before it goes live. She was a 2\,702-ton steamship\, powered by triple-expansion engines\, and measured about 100 metres long by 12 metres wide. On her final voyage she was travelling from Hamburg to West Africa when she collided with the Russian steamer Junona off the Kent coast. The impact badly damaged her port side near the engine room\, and although an attempt was made to save her\, she sank under tow on 31 May 1908. Because apparently even being rescued wasn’t enough to stop the Channel having the last word. \nFor divers\, Loanda is one of those wrecks that rewards curiosity as much as good buoyancy. She lies upright in roughly 17 to 23 metres\, standing several metres proud\, with exposed engine remains\, an intact propeller\, and a cargo story worthy of a Victorian dockside whisper. Reports mention gin and champagne bottles\, clay pipes\, perfume bottles\, trading beads\, and the persistent tale of newly minted shillings\, although the shilling story is not supported by the manifest. It’s shallow\, atmospheric\, artifact-rich and very much a slack-water dive\, the kind of Dover wreck where every broken bottle and clay pipe feels like it has been waiting 116 years to be noticed.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/ss-loanda-1908-2/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event Tickets,Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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SUMMARY:Christmas Dinner and Spidge Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:Mutiny Diving Christmas Dinner 2026 🎄🍻\nTime to swap the drysuits for Christmas jumpers and get the Mutiny crew together for an evening at Cullins Yard. Three courses\, a few drinks\, plenty of dive stories\, and the coveted Spidge Award! \nJoin us on Friday 4th December 2026 at 7:00pm for our Christmas dinner. Come along for a catch up with your dive buddies\, a bit of festive nonsense and the chance to see who takes home the silverware. \nThe essentials \n\nWhen: Friday 4th December 2026\, 7:00pm\nWhere: Cullins Yard\nFood: £34.95 per person for a three-course Christmas meal\nDrinks whip: £20 per person\nTotal: £54.95 per person\nPayment: Cash only on the day\, please\n\nChristmas jumpers are mandatory this year! 🎅 \nConsider this your official warning: the Christmas jumper lurking at the back of the wardrobe is getting an outing. Tasteful\, terrible\, flashing or fish-themed. Get it on and wear it with pride. This is Mutiny Diving; nobody’s expecting understated elegance. 🙂 \nThe coveted Spidge Award 🏆 \nIt wouldn’t be a proper Mutiny gathering without the Spidge Award. Who will be taking home the trophy and the accompanying bragging rights this year? You’ll have to come along to find out. \nChoose your courses \nHave a look at the Christmas menu linked HERE and choose your starter\, main and dessert before confirming your place. \nBook your place \nText Chris on 07821 827946 to confirm you’re coming\, along with your chosen starter\, main and dessert. \nThen all that’s left is to find your jumper\, bring your cash and join us for a good evening with the Mutiny crew. WAGS welcome. And if you have not dived with Mutiny before\, now’s the time to say hello and meet diver and crew alike to plan your 2027 itinerary. And boy\, there’s some news coming on that front too! \nSee you at Cullins Yard! 🍻
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/christmas-dinner-and-spidge-award-2026/
LOCATION:Cullins Yard\, 11 Cambridge Road\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261205T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261205T143000
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SUMMARY:SS Strathclyde (1876) - Dover’s Victorian Shipwreck
DESCRIPTION:Join Mutiny Diving for an SS Strathclyde wreck dive off Dover and explore the remains of a Victorian steamer with a remarkable story. Bound for India with passengers and commercial cargo\, her voyage ended just a few miles from the Kent coast. \nToday\, this historic wreck gives us a chance to look back at the ships\, trade and people that passed through the Dover Strait 150 years ago. \nA Victorian steamer bound for Bombay\nBuilt in 1871 by Blackwood & Gordon at Port Glasgow\, SS Strathclyde was an iron screw steamer belonging to Burrell & Son. At approximately 1\,951 gross register tons\, she carried both passengers and cargo. \nHer final voyage took her from London towards Bombay\, now Mumbai. However\, on 17 February 1876\, a collision with the German steamship Franconia brought that journey to a sudden end off Dover. Strathclyde’s fleet record \nThe collision off Dover\nUnder Captain J. D. Eaton\, Strathclyde was making around nine knots in clear weather when the faster Franconia overtook her. \nThe ships collided\, with Franconia striking Strathclyde between her funnel and mainmast. Accounts describe a second impact as the vessels separated\, opening another hole in her side. \nStrathclyde began sinking by the stern. With water pouring in\, those aboard had very little time to escape. Nekton’s wreck history \nContemporary accounts describe her disappearing in about ten minutes. Of the 47 crew and 23 passengers aboard\, 38 lost their lives. Captain Eaton survived. Royal Museums Greenwich\, Dawlish Chronicles \nA cargo full of Victorian life\nStrathclyde carried general merchandise for India. Reports of objects found on the wreck give a glimpse of what travelled in her holds. \nThese include bottles\, inkwells\, perfume containers\, sheet glass\, matches and hand-painted crockery. Champagne bottles and small everyday objects add further detail to the story of her final cargo. These are reported wreck finds\, rather than a complete surviving cargo manifest. Strathclyde wreck and cargo account \nSome of that history now belongs to a museum collection. Three cups and saucers recovered from the wreck in 2006 were donated to the National Maritime Museum in 2023. National Maritime Museum collection record \nA disaster that helped change the law\nThe aftermath reached far beyond Dover. Franconia’s captain was convicted of manslaughter\, but the conviction was overturned because of a gap in English criminal jurisdiction over foreign ships offshore. \nThe case helped prompt the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878. A collision within sight of the coast had exposed a legal problem that Parliament then moved to address. Parliamentary debate on the legislation \nDiving the SS Strathclyde wreck\nStrathclyde lies in approximately 30 metres of water on a chalk and pebble seabed off Dover. Published dive accounts describe surviving structure and areas of collapsed wreckage\, with visibility varying considerably. Nekton’s dive-site guide \nFor those who enjoy knowing the story behind a wreck\, there is plenty to think about before we even get in the water. The remains below belong to a ship that set out for India and never made it beyond the Channel.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/ss-strathclyde-1876-dovers-victorian-shipwreck/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T110000
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SUMMARY:SS The Queen (1916)
DESCRIPTION:SS The Queen Wreck Dive — Dover Strait History\nJoin Mutiny Diving for an SS The Queen wreck dive off Dover and explore a Channel ferry caught up in the First Battle of the Dover Strait. From carrying passengers and troops to rescuing refugees\, this ship had a remarkable career before her loss in October 1916. \nToday\, her upright wreck connects us with the people and ships that kept the Channel crossings running during the First World War. \nSS The Queen: A Pioneering Channel Ferry\nBuilt by William Denny & Brothers at Dumbarton\, The Queen was launched on 4 April 1903 for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. She was the first turbine steamer built for cross-Channel service. \nThree steam turbines drove three propellers\, giving her a speed of around 21 knots. At approximately 94.5 metres long and 1\,676 gross registered tons\, she was built for fast passenger crossings. \nShe entered service between Dover and Calais in June 1903\, then transferred to the Folkestone–Boulogne route in 1907. \nFrom Passenger Ferry to Troop Transport\nWhen the First World War began\, The Queen took on wartime duties. She helped evacuate refugees and carried troops across the Channel to France. \nOn 26 October 1914\, she helped rescue refugees from the French steamer Amiral Ganteaume after it was damaged by a torpedo. Exactly two years later\, The Queen would become a casualty herself. \nHer Final Voyage: Boulogne to Folkestone\nOn the night of 26 October 1916\, The Queen was returning from Boulogne towards Folkestone with mail\, having delivered troops to France. \nMeanwhile\, German torpedo boats were raiding the Dover Strait’s patrols and cross-Channel shipping routes. At around 11pm\, the raiders intercepted The Queen near the Varne. \nAn officer from the German torpedo boat V80 boarded her. The captain and crew were allowed to take to the lifeboats before the ship was sunk. \nAccounts differ over the final attack. Scottish Built Ships records a torpedo fired by S60\, while the British official naval history describes gunfire. Both accounts agree that German surface warships captured and sank her after the crew abandoned ship. \nThe First Battle of the Dover Strait\nThe raid continued into the early hours of 27 October. German boats attacked the vessels guarding the Dover Barrage\, while British destroyers attempted to intercept them. \nHMS Flirt was sunk during the fighting\, and HMS Nubian suffered severe damage. The Queen became one of the ships lost during a night that exposed the vulnerability of the Channel’s wartime transport routes. \nRead more about the wider encounter in our First Battle of the Dover Strait article. \nRemembering Lewis Harold Dilnot\nAlthough the crew escaped the ship\, one death is recorded in connection with her loss. \nCook Lewis Harold Dilnot died on 27 October 1916 and is buried in Folkestone’s Cheriton Road Cemetery. Reports differ over the precise circumstances of his injuries\, so descriptions of the sinking as being “without loss of life” overlook his death. \nHis story is a reminder of the people behind the wrecks we visit. \nDiving the Wreck of SS The Queen\nPublished descriptions place The Queen upright in approximately 30 metres of water off Dover. The depth on our dive will depend on the tide and conditions. \nFor wreck divers\, her appeal reaches beyond the remains on the seabed. This was a ship that carried holidaymakers across the Channel\, transported troops to France and helped bring refugees to safety. \nJoin us to explore a local wreck with a story spanning the Channel’s passenger trade and its wartime history. \nHistorical Sources\n\nScottish Built Ships – construction details and loss of The Queen\nMaritime Archaeology Trust – Great War Shipwrecks of the Channel Crossing\, page 12\nHenry Newbolt – Naval Operations\, Volume IV\, Chapter III\nDover’s history of The Queen\nFriends of Old Folkestone Cemetery – Lewis Dilnot
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/ss-the-queen-1916/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261229T130000
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SUMMARY:A Memorial Dive for Louis Challenor
DESCRIPTION:Louis Challenor was our friend and a regular diver out of Dover\, a larger-than-life character with a personality to match. Having dived since he was a youngster\, Louis always had a story to tell about his antics\, both here and abroad. He travelled all over the world to pursue his passion for diving\, and when news of his passing was announced\, condolences poured in from divers who had known him at different times and in different corners of the world. \nToday’s dive will be a tribute to Louis\, who sadly passed away on 29th December 2025\, doing what he loved\, diving. \nSome of his close friends from his home town of Kidderminster will be joining us\, either aboard the boat or afterwards. They will bring Louis’s ashes so that\, after the dive\, his friends or fellow divers can scatter them in accordance with his wishes. \nWe’ll choose a local wreck on the day\, depending on the weather and sea conditions. If it’s too squally to dive\, we’ll simply find a sheltered spot at sea where we can scatter his ashes and remember him together. \nAfterwards\, we can all retreat to Cullins for a few pints\, share a few Louis stories\, and give those who couldn’t make his funeral and wake the chance to help give him a good send-off! 🙂 \nThe poem read at Louis’s funeral \n“Found at Sea” — attributed to Carson Ray (1989) \nIf I should die beneath the sea —\nWhat e’er the circumstance may be —\nI only ask that you not cry\nFor such a lucky one as I. \nBut\, rather\, weep for those alive\nWho know not what it is to dive\nInto the planet’s liquid heart\nAnd of God’s ocean be a part. \nFor even Christ must envy all\nWho stroll along the ocean’s wall;\nThough wind and sea His will obeys\,\nHe only walked upon the waves. \nAnd may I ask for one thing more?\nA simple cross beside the shore.\nBelow my name inscribe for me:\nLost to the earth\, but found at sea. \nProvisional Timings \nMeet: 13:00\nRopes off: 13:30\nPlunge Time : 14:30\nCullins: 18:00\nDusk: 18:13 \nCost \nChris has waved fees for this dive and limited to 8 divers and two non-diving friends. Donations to the RLNI. \nBookings  \nText or WhatsApp Chris on 07821 827946.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/a-memorial-dive-for-louis-challenor/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270216T073000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270216T143000
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SUMMARY:Z.529 Hosanna (1980)
DESCRIPTION:On 14 February 1980\, the fishing vessel Hosanna sailed from Plymouth with five men aboard. She was heading for Scheveningen in the Netherlands. She never arrived. No distress call was received\, no survivors were found\, and for the next 46 years\, her disappearance remained one of the English Channel’s most intriguing maritime mysteries. \nBuilt in Belgium in 1965\, the 25-metre steel fishing cutter had a colourful history. Registered Z.592\, she became involved in the offshore pirate radio scene during the 1970s\, supplying the legendary Mi Amigo\, home to Radio Caroline. \nIn July 1979\, Hosanna ran aground near Scheveningen. The damage raised serious concerns about her seaworthiness. Six months later\, she was sold to British owners in Plymouth and re-registered GU.5200. \nHer final voyage would end in tragedy. \nSomewhere in the Dover Strait\, Hosanna vanished. A mysterious radar contact\, an abandoned liferaft discovered near the Goodwin Sands and an oil slick prompted a search. Nothing was found. Five men\, including a 14-year-old Dutch boy\, had disappeared without trace. \nTheories flourished. Had she been struck by a larger vessel in thick fog? Had she deliberately vanished? Rumours of sightings abroad persisted for decades. \nThen\, in September 2026\, Mutiny Diving finally put a name to an unidentified wreck lying on the seabed off Dover. \nToday\, Hosanna rests upright in approximately 52 metres of water\, close to one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Her wheelhouse has disappeared\, but the hull\, rounded stern\, four-bladed propeller and substantial fishing machinery remain. \nThis is a challenging technical wreck dive\, with the upper structure around 45 metres and the main deck approximately 47 metres deep. \nDive a wreck with an extraordinary story. A pirate radio connection\, five missing men and a maritime mystery that endured for 46 years. \nFor experienced wreck divers\, Hosanna offers something increasingly rare: the opportunity to explore a recently identified wreck whose story is still being uncovered.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/z-529-hosanna-1980/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Offshore Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T160000
DTSTAMP:20261018T141830Z
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SUMMARY:Z.529 Hosanna (1980)
DESCRIPTION:On 14 February 1980\, the fishing vessel Hosanna sailed from Plymouth with five men aboard. She was heading for Scheveningen in the Netherlands. She never arrived. No distress call was received\, no survivors were found\, and for the next 46 years\, her disappearance remained one of the English Channel’s most intriguing maritime mysteries. \nBuilt in Belgium in 1965\, the 25-metre steel fishing cutter had a colourful history. Registered Z.592\, she became involved in the offshore pirate radio scene during the 1970s\, supplying the legendary Mi Amigo\, home to Radio Caroline. \nIn July 1979\, Hosanna ran aground near Scheveningen. The damage raised serious concerns about her seaworthiness. Six months later\, she was sold to British owners in Plymouth and re-registered GU.5200. \nHer final voyage would end in tragedy. \nSomewhere in the Dover Strait\, Hosanna vanished. A mysterious radar contact\, an abandoned liferaft discovered near the Goodwin Sands and an oil slick prompted a search. Nothing was found. Five men\, including a 14-year-old Dutch boy\, had disappeared without trace. \nTheories flourished. Had she been struck by a larger vessel in thick fog? Had she deliberately vanished? Rumours of sightings abroad persisted for decades. \nThen\, in September 2026\, Mutiny Diving finally put a name to an unidentified wreck lying on the seabed off Dover. \nToday\, Hosanna rests upright in approximately 52 metres of water\, close to one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Her wheelhouse has disappeared\, but the hull\, rounded stern\, four-bladed propeller and substantial fishing machinery remain. \nThis is a challenging technical wreck dive\, with the upper structure around 45 metres and the main deck approximately 47 metres deep. \nDive a wreck with an extraordinary story. A pirate radio connection\, five missing men and a maritime mystery that endured for 46 years. \nFor experienced wreck divers\, Hosanna offers something increasingly rare: the opportunity to explore a recently identified wreck whose story is still being uncovered.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/z-529-hosanna-1980-2/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Offshore Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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