Diving on the wreck of the steamer S/S Belliver

Listen to this article For Sunday afternoon we have a film shot by Slawek Paćko, on the wreck of the steamer S/S Belliver. On 8 September 1911 the vessel was on her way back with a cargo of timber from Pori in Finland to Plymouth in her native England. Unfortunately she never arrived at her

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: July 8, 2012 - 17:15

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 05:15

Diving on the wreck of the steamer S/S Belliver

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For Sunday afternoon we have a film shot by Slawek Paćko, on the wreck of the steamer S/S Belliver. On 8 September 1911 the vessel was on her way back with a cargo of timber from Pori in Finland to Plymouth in her native England. Unfortunately she never arrived at her destination.

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S/S Belliver was built in 1903 in the English shipyard of W. Harkess & Son in Middlesbrough. She was a 58m long and 9m wide boat. After her disappearance at the beginning of the 20th century, she was found only after almost 100 years. This was done by accident by a group of divers while searching for the Soviet submarine S-2.

The wreck settled vertically on her keel, at a depth of 27-34m. The first thing that strikes the eye is the number of well-preserved pieces of equipment from the S/S Belliver. The visibility on the wreck varies between 5-15m.

Source: divealand.com

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.