Bergen

The steamship Fusa sank on the 8th of January 1945 while steaming from Bergen to Tysnes. She was attacked by fifteen British airplanes in Korsfjorden. Fusa was attacked despite the fact that the vessel was clearly marked. During this attack eight people died and many others were injured. After the attack the vessel was still floating. The crew tried to get the Fusa ashore at Korsneset, however the she started to sink bow first and the crew abandoned her. The German forces in Norway later used the incident in their propaganda. Today the wreck of Fusa lies in 20 -30 mts.

The steamship Heim went down at Hjelmevågen in the Hjeltefjorden on January 23rd 1942 after hitting a reef. Heim was heavily damaged in the collision, and it was not sure that she could be refloated.  The crew rowed back and forth between the vessel and land to salvage all they could manage from Heim. She later broke in two pieces and went down on the inside of the reef. Kjeflu can be located at the entrance to Hjelmevågen, where two iron poles mark the reef. The stern lies up side down, and the propeller, engine and the boiler lies on the south west side of the reef. Most of the hull is buried in the seabed. The bow is visible at thirty five metres at the bottom  of  the reef. The remains of Heim rests in a depth from 15-40 mts.

The motor vessel Katja went down in the Fedjefjorden at Senoksen after the skipper lost his orientation towards land under harsh weather. The vessel became stranded on Storebåen on the morning November 16th 1964. The vessel was on a journey from Moi Rana to Bergen with a cargo of steel and a crew of six men when the accident occurred. In the stranding the bow received heavy damage. The cargo was salvaged before the vessel disappeared in a storm. Today the wreck of the Katja rests north east of Storebåen west of Lynguksen and north of Senuksen in a depth of 15-25 mts. The wreck itself is partly broken up and the bow section lies upside down, but the stern is still in good shape.

The motor vessel Kilbulk sank in Hjeltefjorden at Austrheim on the 27th of July 1987 under a journey from Årdal to Måløy with a cargo of sand and a crew of four. While the vessel was stranded on the Mikkelsbåen the crew were washed over board and later rescued. Today the wreck of Kilbulk lies in two pieces, with the stern standing intact, complete with wheel house & fittings. The rest of the wreck is upside down. The depth is 26-38mtr The site is exposed to the northwest and heavy seas, during winter 2003 the entire wheelhouse was moved 90 deg and damaged. Divers should take care not to drift into the traffic separation zone close by.

The steamship Rekstøy disappeared on the 25th of March 1923 after a stranding on Håkonshella outside Alvøen. Many believe the vessel had the name Kinn when she went down, but this may not be correct. She was on a journey from Bergen to Kragerø with a cargo of limestone when she became stranded on Håkonshella and disappeared within five minutes. The crew managed to get into the lifeboats and rowed to Bergen and reported the accident. Today the wreck rests at a depth of twenty one to thirty meters on Håkonshella in a good condition. The visibility can often be quite poor thanks to silty conditions. Close by the wreck of Rekstøy there is also a number of cars which are worth a quick visit.

The steamship Roma went down at Hestholmen on the 19th of October 1919 during a journey from Bergen to Sarpsborg with a crew of thirteen. In Vatlestraumen, Roma became beset by a strong current and struck Hestholmen. The vessel started to take in ater. Some hours later Roma sank despite the crews attempts to keep the vessel afloat. The crew then rowed to Bergen and reported that the Roma had sank. Roma is at 30 mts on the east side of Pesthole. The wreck is totally broken up, but the steam engine and the cargo can still be seen.

The steamship Saudi went down in Vatlestraumen at Haakonshella south of Bergensfjorden on the 13th of November 1944 after a collision with the German submarine U1052. Saude was on her regular route between Stavanger and Bergen when the vessel collided with the submarine and quickly sank. Nobody on board the Saude was injured in the accident. The wreck of Saude rests today with her keel at 30-40 mts

Bristol Beaufighter's participated in many different Allied missions during WW2. They played a major role attacking German shipping along the Norwegian coastline. The greatest air battle over Norway during the war took place February 9th 1945 over Naustdal and Førde. The allies had 32 planes against 12 German Focke Wulfs. The air battle resulted in the loss of ten Allied planes against four German aircraft. During the war many planes crashed in the Høydalsfjorden, where many of them can still be found. One of these is a Beaufighter that took part in the air battle over Naustdal in 1945. The wreck of the plane lies in a shallow depth at the east side of Hjortøya in the Høydalsfjorden. The remains lie in a depth of 18-30mtr and is relatively intact.

The Estonian steamship Begonia went down on the 25th April 1940. Begonia was on a journey northwards from Rotterdam to Murmansk in a convoy with several other foreign vessels on 19th April. After several attacks on the convoy, she set course towards the Norwegian coast, anchoring right by a steep mountain wall to protect herself against attacks from airplanes. On the afternoon on April 25th, Begonia was spotted by a German reconnaissance plane. Later, a group of German airplanes flew along the fjord and attacked the vessel with machine guns. The Norwegian forces sank the vessel with explosives after they got the crew away from the vessel. Today the wreck of Begonia rests in a good condition outside Flåm in Aurlandsfjorden in a depth of 15-32mtr. The wreck of Begonia is a interesting dive site and rests on her keel almost completely intact.

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