POSITION 5745.311N 00313.365W(GPS) DEPTH LW 24m HW 28m
LEVEL Sports/Advanced Open Water Diver or specialist/ First wreck dive
NOTE An easy wreck dive on a fairly large trawler. If launching from Lossiemouth Harbour slipway the key to the barrier may be obtained from the harbour master. Don't be tempted if it's unlocked to launch and return without first seeing him as it may be locked on your return. Alternatively launching on the public slip on the east beach is an option. See Air, Slips and Dive Shops.
The Unity was an 83ft Peterhead registered trawler that was being decommissioned. Whilst being stripped in Lossiemouth harbour it sprang a leak and it was decided to try and tow it to the scrap yard before it settled in the harbour basin. However all attempts to keep her afloat were unsuccessful and she sank under tow in approximately 24 metres of water. The wreck sits on a sandy otherwise barren seabed with a list to port, the portside deck being almost level with the seabed. The superstructure was crudely removed during stripping to enable removal of her engine so only one third of this remains and a large opening into the empty engine room makes it a relatively safe wreck to explore. Also easy access is found under the forward shelter deck and into the fish holds. Although an easy wreck dive it is strongly recommended that common sense is used when exploring the holds.
The large brass four bladed propeller still remains but is slowly settling into the soft seabed. Log book entry 25 January 97, dive 726. "Underwater visibility not brilliant and took a while to find the wreck. Saw a large conger, the ships prop is still nice and shiny but slowly settling into the sand."