The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast:
Volume One (1740 to 1917)

by Ron Young

A local author, Ron Young is an expert on shipwrecks along the North East coast. This book details all ships known to have been stranded or lost from Whitby to Berwick-upon-Tweed between the years 1740 to 1917. A must for any historian, scuba diver or shipwreck fan.

The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast:
Volume Two (1918 to 2000)

by Ron Young

This book by local author Ron Young details all ships known to have been stranded or lost from Whitby to Berwick-upon-Tweed between the years 1918 to 2000. This book was used to provide information on the wreck of the Dolphin.

The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the East Coast:
Volume One (1766 to 1917)

by Ron Young

Ron Young again provides an informative and well written book detailing shipwrecks of the East coast from Scarborough to Skegness between the years 1766 to 1918. A must for any local divers, shipwreck enthusiast or historian.

The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the East Coast:
Volume Two (1918 to 2003)

by Ron Young

This book provides an information detailing shipwrecks of the East coast 1918 to 2003. Once again Ron Young provides us with a book containing exactly the sort of information scuba divers, historians and others with an interest in shipwrecks want and need to know.

Divers Guide to the North East Coast:

by Peter Collings

A Divers Guide to the North East Coast from Peter Collings is a must for any local diver or diver who wants to visit and dive the North East. Covering an area from the Tees to the Tweed, this A4 sized book is crammed full of interesting and useful information on local shore dive sites. Combine this book with a visit to Easytide.ukho.gov.uk and a nice spell of weather and you can’t go wrong. You will also find a link to Peter's own web-page on our resources page.

The Silent World:
(National Geographic Adventure Classics)

by Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Yves Cousteau's books seem to stand the test of time. This book is no different.

Atlantis [DVD]:

directed by Luc Besson

A personal favourite of mine. From the director of Leon, Luc Besson combines fantastic underwater video footage with some great music and sounds. Makes for a very interesting 70 minutes. We’ve watched this over and over again. A fantastic gift to yourself, or for others.

Deep Blue [DVD]:

directed by Alastair Fothergill and Andy Byatt

Filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit this documentary features the oceans and its indigenous life from around two hundred different locations world-wide. Filmed at depths of up to five thousand meters using a submersible, this is from the crew that produced 'The Blue Planet' series.

The Blue Planet - Special Edition [DVD]:

narrated by David Attenborough

The Ultimate undersea DVD collection from the BBC. Combined with the Blue Planet book. A great reference tool for Divepics.co.uk. Another personal favourite of ours.

The Blue Planet [book]:

by Andrew Byatt, Alastair Fothergill and Martha Holmes

The perfect accompaniment to The Blue Planet DVD.

Red Sea Reef Guide

by Helmut Debelius

One of the most popular and sought after reef guides of the Red Sea. In our opinion you’ll almost always find a copy of this book in someones possession on a dive boat in the Red Sea.

Great British Marine Animals:

by Paul Naylor

Perfect for Identifying species seen on dives around the UK. I’m yet to find a better reference book for identification of U.K. fish and invertebrates than this. Displays good clear photos and excellent description of species. Both scientific and non-scientific names.

Pacific Explorations [DVD - Region 1]:

directed by Jacques Cousteau

Odyssey [DVD - Region 1]:

directed by Jacques Cousteau