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HMS Ariadne Wreck
Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp8–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
HMS Ariadne Wreck is a wreck dive site near Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, seals, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Lesser Spotted DogfishScyliorhinus canicula
Common StarfishAsterias rubens- DragonetCallionymus lyra
Green UrchinEchinocyamus pusillus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Long Clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Thornback RayRaja clavata
Nearby sites
- 1Oceana Wreck2.8 km
- 2Alaunia Wreck5.6 km
- 3Indiana7.9 km
- 4Frode8.7 km
- 5Barn Hill9.1 km
- 6City of London11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org