THE WRECK EXPLORER / MARITIME HISTORY
THE STORIES
BENEATH.
The ships. The people. The final moments. Discover the history beneath our waters through film, research and exploration.
01 / STORIES WORTH REMEMBERINGCINEMATIC INTERPRETATIONS · SOURCE-LED HISTORY
FEATURED HISTORICAL CINEMA
Two ships.
Two final chapters.
HMT GARMOThe Last Watch.A hidden minefield. A desperate rescue. Six men who never returned.WATCH THE FILM ↗
SMS MARKGRAFThe Last Signal.One final order. An entire fleet scuttled. A battleship lying inverted.WATCH THE FILM ↗
The film scenes are artistic interpretations, not authentic footage or exact verified vessel reconstructions.
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT EXPEDITION
Go beyond
the film.
Three clear ways to discover the ships and the histories they left behind.
01 / NORTH YORKSHIREWreck Atlas.Explore six coastal research records on an interactive reference map.OPEN THE MAP ↗
02 / ORKNEYScapa Flow.Fifty maritime histories, from the High Seas Fleet to the blockships.BROWSE THE ARCHIVE ↗
03 / INTERACTIVE STUDIESField Lab.Investigate interpretive wreck models with a torch and sonar.ENTER THE LAB ↗
BUILT TO PRESERVE THE PAST
Not just wrecks.
The lives behind them.
Photographs, first-hand accounts and maritime research can help bring forgotten details back into view. We're building a place for those contributions to become part of the story.
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