Amanzi anokuthula amathuna emikhumbi namadoda
I-Scapa Flow, umzimba wamanzi ajulile azungezwe i-Orkney Islands Islands yaseScotland, uye waba yindawo yokuvikela imikhumbi yempi kusukela okungenani izikhathi zeViking. Ibuye yabona ezinye zezehlakalo ezinkulu kakhulu futhi ezimbi kunazo zonke zezimpi zeMpi Yezwe ezimbili. Namuhla indawo yaseScotland yokuhambisa imoto iyisimakethe yabanolwazi abanokuhlangenwe nakho kanye nomlando womkhumbi wama-naval owadonsela emathuneni ayo okulwa namabhomu kanye nemikhumbi yayo edumile eWWI.
Ukucwenga kweFleet Fleet
Ngemuva kwe-Armistice yeMpi Yezwe I, imikhumbi engu-74 ye-German High Seas Fleet yalalelwa eScapa Flow ezobanjwa ngenkathi izingxoxo ngokuzinikela ziqhubeka.
Bahlala izinyanga ezingu-10, beba isikhangiso sokuvakasha.
Njengoba isibonakaliso sokuzinikela okusemthethweni siseduze, u-Admiral von Reuter, umlawuli waseJalimane, uzimisele ukubhubhisa i-navy yakhe kunokuba ibone ukuwa ngaphansi kweBrithani. Ngo-June 21, 1919, iningi lalezi zikebhe zaseBrithani ezazivivinya umzimba, wanikeza umyalo wokucwilisa imikhumbi. Bonke abangu-74 behla emaminithini. Kwakuyi-scuttling enkulu kakhulu emikhunjini yemikhumbi emlandweni.
Nakuba iningi lemikhumbi lisuswe ngawo-1920, imikhumbi eyisishiyagalombili yemikhumbi yaseJalimane ihlala eSpiproflow Flow, eyenza ibe yindawo ehamba phambili yomkhumbi ewubaluleke kakhulu futhi ewusizo eYurophu.
Iningi labasolwandle baseJalimane babesenogwini lapho amaFleet aseJalimane ewa. Amagundane ama-skeleton ayegibele futhi bonke basindiswa. I-buoy kwenye indawo ye-Flow iveza inhlekelele enkulu yabantu.
Ukucwiliswa kweHMS Royal Oak
Ekuqaleni kweMpi Yezwe II, ingxenye enkulu yeBrithani Royal Navy yayimiswe phansi, i-Scapa Flow.
Ngobusuku ka-Okthoba 13, 1939, i-U-Boat yaseJalimane yangena kuFafula ngokusebenzisa umnyango wayo osempumalanga. I-HMS Royal Oak, ibutho lokuzivikela elalisetshenziswa njengezindlu zesikhashana zogogo olwandle oluse-Orkney. Ezingu-1 400 ebhodini, abangu-833 bafa lapho umkhumbi uqhuma futhi wancipha. Namuhla, indawo yaseRoyal Oak iyimfihlakalo yempi evikelwe, ekhonjiswe yi-buoy nangamafutha amaningi aqhubeka ephuma kuwo.
Isiteshi esempumalanga singena eScapa Flow sashicilelwe ukwakhiwa kwezingqinamba zeChurchill manje esisekela ukuxhumanisa komgwaqo phakathi kwezwe lase-Orkney kanye neziqhingi ezincane zase Burray naseNingizimu Ronaldsay.
Ukudlula noma ukungadluli ama-wrecks aseJalimane
Izikhungo eziningi ze-Orkney dive zisebenza ngezindiza zokuqondisa ukuze zibone izindiza zaseJalimane eziphazamisekile kanye nemifino nezilwane ze-Scapa Flow:
- I-Scapa Flow Diving Centre isebenza ngesikebhe somshayeli sokudoba, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili nokubona indawo.
- I-Scapa Scuba iyisikhungo se-PADI dive nesitolo sokuhambisa. Banikeza ama-dives aqondisiwe, ukuqashwa kwemishini, ukukhishwa kwe-suti eyomile kanye nezifundo ze-Nitrox.
- I-Stromness Diving Centre Yiba nesikebhe ngokugcwele sokuhlanza imishini ye-Scapa Flow charters futhi uthwale i-Nitrox kulabo abafanelekile ukuyipompa.
Ngisho noma ungahambeli, usengakwazi ukuhlola i-Scapa Flow ngaphansi kwamanzi ngosizo lwemoto eqhutshwa kude (ROV). Ukuhamba nge-Boat Eye Trips unikeza izinkambo ezintathu ze-Scapa Flow, ekugcineni ekunciphiseni i-ROV yabo ukuhlola elinye lama-wrecks aseJalimane. Ukuvakasha okugcwele kufaka amathuba okufinyelela eduze ne-Orkney's big seal seal colony kanye nama-fulmars, blackbacks, gannets, guillemots kanye nama-arctic terns.