Wreck Diving
Mention the name LAURENTIC and ears prick up in maritime history circles and diving fraternities. So many stories and myths have been told and written about this particular ship that she has acquired almost legendary status. The truth is that what was initially a huge marine distaster involving tremendous loss of life and human suffering eventually became a benchmark for courage, tenacity, skill and daring in man's battle with the elements.
This has put the Laurentic at the top of most diver's wish lists for wreck diving yet few have had the privilege and excitment of diving on such a famous wreck as it is privately owned by Ray, Eric and Des Cossum.
Now for the first time since the 1960's it will be possible to legally dive on this Gold Bullion ship through acredited dive companies that have been personally approved by the Cossum's for their conservation values, professionalism and integrity.
To learn more about how you could dive on this wreck and see the facination of this great Ocean liner lying in 40 metres of emerald waters with professional divers visit the links below...
Deep Image
Exploring and filming underwater shipwrecks in the deep ocean is a skill limited to only a few professional divers in the world. Deepimage commercial cameramen have been capturing the underwater world on film for over a decade. Today they offer frontline filming tasks, diver safety & support archive footage of famous shipwrecks and are available to work on most underwater based projects.
For More Information on Deep Image Click Here.
Greengull Diving
Their main goals are:
- Creating a safe expedition environment.
- Providing a DAN licensed safety/resque diver for every trip
(speaking local language).
- Finding as many interesting (lesser known) wreck sites as possible.
- Investigating and documenting shipwreck history, only available to participants.
- Keeping the costs within reach of all technical divers.
- Making exclusive footage of every trip, only available to participants.
- They have organised extensive diving expeditions on SS LAURENTIC Click Here for more information
To watch an underwater film of the Laurentic wreck Click Here
There remain 20 gold ingots in the wreck lying Lough Swilly in County Donegal worth an estimated £10m