Blue Caps, East End
“This is a superb scenic dive, in the form of an underwater cliff plummeting down to 25 metres in crystal clear waters, teeming with life. The reef is undercut in places and is almost cave like. Towards the extreme end of the reef system the seabed falls away into Crawford Gut, becoming progressively deeper away from the boulder-strewn base of the reef. Good for shellfish. Ships known to have sunk around Blue Caps are; HOPE – 1809; SISTER – 1832; VAGEN – 1916 and the WRECK OF THE MONKWEARMOUTH, this brig sank in October 1823”
Blue Caps
“Almost in the middle of the Blue Caps is a sheltered dive among boulders, kelp and gullies abounding with life. The boulders fall away to over 15 metres. Cod and an assortment of shoaling fish to be seen. Good visibility and the lack of any current make this site ideal for intro/training dives”
From “Dive the North East Coast” (2002) by P Collings