Wreck Monitoring

Contribute to preserving history

The long-term survival of wrecks depends on involvement from the diving community

2004 scheme

In 2004, Wessex Archaeology set up a series of 23 monitoring points around the Iona II wreck. This was to check the sediment level and structural collapse on the wreck site. The points were chosen to be clearly identifiable features of the wreck and relatively easy to find in the future.

Wessex Archaeology and a local dive club have photographed these points to monitor the changes to the site but there proved to be too many points to cover within a dive.

 

Dive trail scheme

Iona II Monitoring Points

 

An improved version of the monitoring system has been created for the diver trail. The 12 monitoring points are shown below with the angle at which photographs should be taken. Divers are welcome to contribute to this archive of monitoring photos by uploading photos of the points here to our Flickr groups: 

Iona II - Marine Life

Iona II - Forward section frames

Iona II - Marine Life

Iona II - Forward funnel

Iona II - Starboard paddle wheel

Iona II - Hull plating

Iona II - Port paddle wheel

Iona II - Fireboxes

Iona II - Engine

Iona II - Aft boilers

Iona II - Aft funnel

Iona II - Sternpost

Iona II - Forward boilers

Iona II - General Photos

Divers can also contribute to the Iona II Dive Trail YouTube playlist.Make sure to include 'Iona II Dive Trail' in the video title and it will be added to the playlist for others to see.

 

Seasearch

Seasearch is a UK organisation that provides training and guidance for divers interested in contributing to the preservation of marine life and habitats. Seasearch have different monitoring forms to be completed based on the diver’s skill set. They also provide training on marine life identification.