Exploring for Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks are an integral part of our submarine landscape and maritime heritage. The waters of the Channel Islands contain hundreds of known and as yet undiscovered shipwrecks from all ages.

Our aim is to find and survey as many of these wrecks as possible using ultra high resolution multibeam and side scan sonar equipment, at an adequate special resolution to establish a comprehensive database for future monitoring initiatives. Other techniques will be used as progress is made and the database is expanded.

With the help of local fishermen, divers and marine archaeologists, we hope to locate and survey as many of the known shipwrecks as possible in order to provide a high-quality database. The project will commence within the territorial waters of the island of Jersey but will also include specific sites within the waters of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.