Dr Innes McCartney is a nautical archaeologist specialising in the interaction of shipwreck archaeology with the historical record. He discovered many ship wrecks over the course of his career, including: the 12-inch-gunned submarine HMS M1 off Start Point in the English Channel; the mystery World War I U-boat off Trevose Head, Cornwall as UB-65; the German auxiliary raider HSK Komet in the English Channel; the White Star Line transport SS Armenian off the Scilly Isles.