Divers are being warned not to enter the wreck of HMS Scylla, deliberately sunk in 2014 to create an artificial reef in Whitsand Bay. In a meeting with local divers, skippers and dive schools last week the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth made a number of recommendations following the results of the 2014 Scylla Reef condition survey. Conducted by underwater specialists Diving and Marine Solutions, the survey has confirmed that corrosion levels of the wreck have increased based upon the 2013 findings, with further collapsing of fittings, bulkheads and deckheads, causing cables to become free hanging and collapsing of internal fittings. As corrosion continues to worsen, further debris from the site will loosen and cause access difficulties to divers wishing to penetrate the wreck. Due to these hazardous conditions, Dr David Gibson, managing director at the National Marine Aquarium, recommends divers do not attempt to enter the vessel. 'The wreck would appear to be deteriorating in exactly the way we would expect a modern steel ship to after 10 years on the seabed,' he said. 'However, we recommend dives on the Syclla Reef are now restricted to scenic dives around the exterior of the vessel only and the confines of the vessel should not be entered. The inside of the wreck is simply too dangerous now to consider penetrating the compartments.' He added that the presence of commercial fishing gear around the wreck indicated that it was still being targeted by commercial fisherman, capitalizing on the wreck's success as an artificial reef.  'The presence of large numbers of commercially important species on the wreck further reinforces the role these types of projects have to play as part of a comprehensively managed network of marine protected areas,' he added.