Sunken Blockade Runner Lelia Gets Protected Status-- Part 2

The ship has been granted protection by the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport  on the advice of Historic England.

Recreational divers can still descend to the site, but they are not allowed to remove anything from the wreck.

The partially buried (there is a sonar photo of the remains accompanying the article) about 50 feet deep. 10 miles  north-west of Hibre Point on the Wirral.

Heritage minister Rebecca Pow said protecting  the site "helps us preserve an important story about Britain's role in the American Civil War."

--Old B-Runner