Dive-site story
Torpedoed in August 1915 by a German U-boat, the British steamship SS Rosalie was beached off the North Norfolk coast at Weybourne to salvage her cargo. Today the flattened wreckage rests upright on a chalk and flint seabed. Divers access the remains directly from the shingle shoreline, navigating out across sand patches to encounter boiler blocks, collapsed hull plating, and scattered propeller shaft sections colonised by temperate marine fauna.
Substantial machinery components including the prominent steam boilers
Extensive crustacean activity sheltering beneath iron plates and structural wreckage
Straightforward navigation along wreckage corridors over a flint and chalk substrate
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Settled summer high-pressure systems bring the calmest seas and optimum underwater visibility along the Norfolk coast.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edible crabCancer pagurus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Velvet swimming crabNecora puber | Common | ||||||||||||
| European lobsterHomarus gammarus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Plumose anemoneMetridium senile | Common | ||||||||||||
| Bib / PoutingTrisopterus luscus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Tompot blennyParablennius gattorugine | Common | ||||||||||||
| Ballan wrasseLabrus bergylta | Seasonal |
Marine forecast
