Legal Protection for Scapa Flow Site Where German Fleet Was Scuttled During First World War

Legal protection for Scapa Flow site where German fleet was scuttled during First World War

The Scottish government said Scapa Flow includes the "largest concentration of warship wrecks" in the UK. The designation will come into force in November.

UK’s largest concentration of wrecked warships given new legal protections

Scapa Bay off the coast of Orkney has about 100 shipwrecks, including several German warships scuttled in 1919

Special legal protection announced for two Scottish shipwreck sites

LEGAL protection has been announced to preserve a World War naval base and the remains of a centuries-old Swedish ship off Scotland’s coast ...

World War naval base and centuries-old Swedish ship given protected status

A World War naval base and a centuries old Swedish ship have both been named as Scotland’s newest Historic Marine Protected Areas.

Scapa Flow and Queen of Sweden Wreck Gain Historic MPA Status - Scottish Fishing Industry - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

Scotland designates Scapa Flow and Queen of Sweden wreck as Historic MPA status, safeguarding key wartime and maritime heritage sites

Historic Marine Protected Area Status for Sites in Orkney and Shetland

Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for  Climate Action and Energy in the Scottish Government, was in Hoy yesterday, 11 August, to announce Historic Marine Protected Area status for Scapa Flow, Orkney, and the remains of the 18thC Queen of Sweden, in Shetland. Scapa Flow has the largest number of warship wrecks and associated artefacts in the […]