The Mohegan (Wreck)
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A ten-minute journey from Porthkerris lies The Mohegan. A 482ft, 6,889 gross tonnage luxury, four-masted, single funnel liner which sank in mysterious circumstances after hitting the Manacles in 1898. The Mohegan needs to be dived at slack tide or on weak neap tides.
Gorgonian fans, Dead Man’s Fingers, jewel anemones, conger eels, flatfish, and angler fish. A few luxury artifacts belonging to the passengers are still found each year.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
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Octopus
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Crab
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Wrasse
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Spiny Lobster
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#5
Pollock
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#6
Conger Eel
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Gurnards
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Cod
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