A specialist police marine unit is due to arrive in Orkney to assist with a search for a diver who went missing last week. The man - a commercial scallop diver based in the islands - was reported ...

The death of a recreational diver off Orkney was "almost certainly" the result of being struck by a boat's propeller, investigators have said. Diver Paul Smith, 70, from Greater Manchester, was ...

A pensioner died after he was hit by a propeller of a support boat while diving in Orkney, investigators have found. Paul Smith, 70, was on a dive of the battleship SMS Markgraf, which lies at a depth ...

The death of a diver who was struck by a boat's propeller off Orkney could have been avoided with "basic watchkeeping", investigators have said. Paul Smith, 70, from Greater Manchester, was diving at ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Edinburgh based tour company Wild in Scotland (wildinscotland.com) has launched a new 5-night tour around the island of Orkney departing on Tuesdays from the 26 June 2007 and operating throughout the ...