THE WRECK EXPERIENCE
THE SEA KEPT
HER STORY.
HMT GARMO — 20 DECEMBER 1914
A minefield in the North Sea. A trawler on wartime service. Six people who never came home. Step beyond the historical record and discover the wreck behind the story.
The story doesn't
end at the surface.
On 20 December 1914, HMT Garmo was lost to a German mine off the Yorkshire coast. Six men died. An extraordinary rescue by the drifter Principal is part of the record. The wreck remains a physical link to a tragedy that unfolded in minutes.
READ THE FULL HISTORICAL DOSSIERThen. Now.
Slide between the vessel at sea and an imagined view of the wreck today.
THEN AT SEANOW ON THE SEABED
ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION. THESE IMAGES ARE NOT HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OR A MATCHED CAMERA SURVEY OF THE ACTUAL SITE.
Investigate
what remains.
Tap the numbered features for context. The artwork shows the atmosphere of a wreck, not a measured site plan.
STERN & SILT
The stern is described as partly settled into the silty seabed in diver accounts. This illustration is not a measured survey.
Feature callouts draw on historic accounts and reported diver observations; their placement is illustrative, not a verified wreck survey. NO POSITION, DEPTH OR FEATURE PLACEMENT SHOWN IS SUITABLE FOR DIVE NAVIGATION.
Go deeper into
the story.
Follow the sources.
The history is supported by published records. Vessel images and interactive markers are artistic interpretation, never archival or measured site footage.