Diving at the Farne Islands...

Farne Island Divers (dive charters) are operated by a dedicated crew of professionally qualified and experienced divers with extensive knowledge of diving in and around the Farne Islands.

Diving at the Farne Islands offers one of the finest underwater experiences in the UK. Our diving safaris cater for all levels of diver.

Mostly consisting of 30 Islands and rocky outcrops the Farne Islands is also home to one of the largest colonies of grey seals. When diving it is very common to experience a friendly encounter with one of out most treasured local attractions.

Click here or on the image to view a Quicktime movie of seals at the Farnes

Farne Discovery

‘The Power to Deliver’

MCA Cat4 coded to accommodate 12 divers and 2 crew members. This latest 32ft (10m) RHIB, is the perfect vessel for diving. Farne Discovery is purposely designed with a spacious, diver-friendly deck and central rack system for equipment storage with plenty of kitting-up space running each side. The hull sits low to the waterline enabling easy entry and exit to and from the water. Farne Discovery is powered by two four stroke Johnson outboard engines with combined engine power of 450hp, Farne Discovery has the speed to access all dive sites both safely and quickly.

Safety is paramount for Farne Island Divers. All passengers are thoroughly briefed on safety procedures before departure. Dive briefings are also mandatory upon arrival at all dive locations, prior to diving.

Farne Discovery is fitted out with a wide range of safety equipment and is supplied complete with the following essential items on board, in line with SOLAS requirements. The list of items include, but not limited to; 1 x (14 person) Life raft, 16 x inflatable life vests, fire extinguishers, first aid kit, O2 kit, 1 x fixed VHF (DSC) radio, 1 x fixed VHF radio, 1 x hand held VHF radio, 1 x GPS navigation unit, 1 x radar unit, sounder, flare kit and much more……

RHIB diving aboard ‘Farne Discovery’ continues to be one of the most popular choices when diving around the Farne Islands.