The Cockney Buccaneer

24/10/2025

Last in a 3 part series of videos about the wreck of the Hollandia that sank in 1743. In this film we explore the bow section and look at how she ended up where she lies in deep water today.

The finall video in a 3 part series about the VOC Dutch East India treasure shipwreck Hollandia that sank in the Isles of Scilly in 1743. In this video we ex...

04/10/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkeywgMaEo&t=321s

A dive on the wreck of the Bassenthwaite that sank at Scilly in 1836. She was a new ship (Brig) out of Maryport sailing from Liverpool to Quebec with a valua...

06/09/2025

Needed to film slower but still a brilliant shipwreck.

HMS Victory was the flagship of the Royal Navy and her disappearance in 1744 along with 1,150 crew, and Admiral Siir John Balchen, caused national mourning. ...

26/08/2025

This video is a quick look at whats left of the wreck of the Russian Steamer Aksai sank in the shallows off White Island in 1875.

17/08/2025

A dive on the Hollandia south site. There is an earlier post on here which covers the north site.

16/08/2025

Many people,, that dont dive, often believe that shipwrecks lie intact on the sea floor. A work colleague once said to me while I hunted a particular wreck- "the ship is big enough-how hard can it be to find?" This video explains it all perfectly. https://www.facebook.com/reel/30109422235369542?locale=en_GB

16/08/2025

Out on Hollandia night just as the wind started getting up. The anchor didnt fall where I needed it to or had dragged. We ended up near where the main treasure mound was found and raised by salvage men in the 1970's. The gun in this video marks that area. Diving it with Mick Peck & David Cliffe. Bit sloppy coming back.