Inside a Sunken Battleship

Orkney’s Haunting Depth

Exploration Evokes Reminiscence

The author prepares to dive Scapa Flow, Orkney. Copyright: Thomas A. Easop

I was 20 feet inside the German World War One shipwreck Markgraf and 120 feet below the water’s surface. I moved slowly — cautiously — methodically — to ensure the fine silt covering all exposed surfaces was left undisturbed.