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title: Empire of the senses
description: Underwater pictures main image the wreck Empire Tana
---

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# [Empire of the senses](https://belfastdolphins.com/blog/empire-of-the-senses)

 Written by [Reg](https://belfastdolphins.com/blog/author/reg) | Jul 7, 2025 12:33:14 PM

The Empire Tana is one of the most dived wrecks in Northern Ireland. These pictures explain why. Photographer, Mal Gribbon, is pictured below (centre) at Strangford between dives, with Dolphins SAC DO Bernard Picton (right) and Chris McCracken, who is the diver in the image.

 

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