Scapa Flow

Orca and calf from the pod that hung out with the lifeboat (RNLI / Longhope)

The volunteer crew from RNLI Longhope were on a routine training session in Scapa Flow early on the morning of Sunday, 17 December, when they

Scapa dive-boat hit diver on deco stop

The UK government’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has launched a probe into the death of wreck-diver Paul Smith in Scapa Flow on the morning

Another diving death in Orkney

A 58-year-old male scuba diver died in a boat-diving incident in the Orkney Islands yesterday (27 October). Police and paramedics were called out at around

Scapa wreck diver named

The scuba diver who went missing in Scapa Flow, Orkney in late September has been named, nine days after his body was found. Seventy-year-old Paul

Missing diver: Coastguard helicopter Sumburgh (HM Coastguard)

Diver missing in Scapa Flow

A scuba diver went missing in Scapa Flow, Orkney on the morning of Thursday, 28 September, but the search and rescue operation was stood down