Welcome to Deeper Dorset

Deeper Dorset is a captivating online platform that delves into the rich maritime history of Dorset, England. The website is passionately run by Grahame Knott, a former Dive charter skipper with four decades of experience exploring shipwrecks in the English Channel. Grahame’s knowledge of the subject matter is showcased through the meticulously researched articles, vivid imagery, and enthralling stories of lost vessels that are chronicled on the website. Whether you are a seasoned maritime enthusiast or a curious newcomer to the world of underwater exploration, Deeper Dorset is a fascinating resource that offers a window into the captivating world of shipwrecks and aircraft lost at sea..

The sole reason I started diving was for the adventure and I soon realised the adventure didn’t have to stop back on dry land as I became more and more fascinated by Dorset’s rich maritime history. Grahame Knott

Latest Wreck Updates

  • SECURITY

    Tug – (LARN) Capsized and sank in 30 metres, 12 miles E of Anvil Point. Swanage life boat THOMAS MARKBY rescued the crew. Ref. Western Morning News: 06/12/1946.
  • JEANNE SS

      Cargo COAL. Torpedoed by German Submarine U-37. Captain Jonathon Macinnes. 7 crew lost. The wreck has been identified by the maker’s plate but as yet no bell has been …
  • APARIMA

    Armed Steamship [42M] – Captain J. G. S. Doorley. (Detail in LARN) Torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine UB-40. 6 miles S by W of Anvil Point. (Clarke: GPS; 50. …
  • MARIE ALIENE

    WRECK OF A FRENCH SCHOONER. A stirring though sad episode In the uneventful life of this little village was the wreck early on Sunday morning of the French schooner Marie …
  • CHASSEUR No7

    Deeper Dorset website Guru Paul Smith with ships bell after the wreck was located and first dived After some spit and polish Chasseur no7 was reported sunk by E boats …
  • ENRIQUETA

    I found this wreck in 1995 and for many years we thought it was the Apache, the bell had no name on it and the only clue was the deck …
  • AARON

    Brig – “An award was made by the National Lifeboat Institution to one Joseph White, for saving the crew of the AARON.  Weymouth, Portland & Dorchester Telegram: 07/03/1861 – (LARN) …
  • HMS LANDRAIL

    HMS LANDRAIL  Motor Torpedo Boat [31M] – (Dive Dorset: 71 p64) & (Diver Guide; Weymouth & Portland: Ed 5 p32 No. 39 – 50 33.74N; 02 37.51W). (Clarke: 50 33.75N, …
  • MIRANDA

    Western Daily Press – Saturday 01 October 1977 Stolen Motor Yacht – (LARN) – Ended up on Chesil Beach. It is uncertain whether the thief survived or not! Sunday Express: …
  • FIENDE SODFKENDE

    Sailing Ship – Captain Hendrick Kear. (LARN) – Chesil Beach, near Abbotsbury. Check Sh. Mercs: 30/09/1799 & 07/10/1799.