On one side lies productivity: instant transactions, automation and capital fluidity. On the other hand stands compliance: ...

The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine was one of the most fear-inducing branches of the German military apparatus during the Second World War. It wasn’t always that way though. As a matter ...

There were insufficient lookout arrangements on a support vessel which fatally struck a recreational driver who had been exploring the wreck of a German battleship, an investigation has found. Paul ...

The death of a recreational diver killed by a boat propeller off Orkney “could have been avoided”, safety experts probing the tragedy concluded yesterday. Paul Smith, 70, was reported missing after a ...

Paul Smith, 70, had been diving to the wreck of the SMS Markgraf in Scapa Flow when the accident took place. Paul Smith had been diving in Scapa Flow, Orkney (iStock/PA) There were insufficient ...

A diver has died after getting into difficulty in the water near a pier in Orkney. Emergency services were called to Houton Pier, near Orphir, after the alarm was raised on Thursday afternoon.

AN expert hopes people dive into the history of Scottish shipwrecks –- after they were given special legal protection by the Scottish Government. It’s estimated that there are more than 20,000 ...

The Scottish government has announced the introduction of two new Historic Marine Protected Areas to protect the shipwrecks of Scapa Flow and the 18th-century wreck of the historic merchant ship ...