MEDITERRANEAN SCUBA DIVING MECCA
Malta Scuba Wreck & Cave Explorer
Ranked among Europe’s top diving destinations. Filter legendary WWII battleships, scuttled oil tankers, cathedral sea caves, and sheer 60m vertical drop-offs by certification level and depth profile.
Dive Sites (8)
Click for technical dive profileUm El Faroud Wreck
Scuttled Ship Wreck
Wied iż-Żurrieq, QrendiShore Entry
The Blue Hole & Coral Garden
Sea Cave & Swim-Through
Dwejra Point, San Lawrenz (Gozo)Shore Entry
P29 Minesweeper / Patrol Boat
Scuttled Ship Wreck
Ċirkewwa Marine Reserve, MellieħaShore Entry
MV Rozi Tugboat
Scuttled Ship Wreck
Ċirkewwa, MellieħaShore Entry
HMS Maori (WWII Destroyer)
Historic WWII Wreck
Marsamxett Harbour / Fort St. Elmo, VallettaShore Entry
Reqqa Point & Chimneys
Marine Wall & Drop-off
Għasri Coast, GozoShore Entry
Billinghurst Cave & Cathedral Cave
Sea Cave & Swim-Through
Reqqa / Xwejni Bay, GozoShore or Boat
Għar Lapsi Cavern System
Sea Cave & Swim-Through
Għar Lapsi, SiġġiewiShore Entry
Malta South · Scuttled Ship Wreck
Um El Faroud Wreck
Wied iż-Żurrieq, Qrendi
Depth Profile18m to 36m Max Depth
0m (Surface)18m (Open Water)30m (AOW)40m+ (Deep)65m
Cert LevelAdvanced Open Water
Visibility 25 – 40m
Entry TypeShore Entry
CurrentsModerate
GPS Coordinates View GPS Location
Site Overview
A colossal 115-meter Libyan motor tanker scuttled upright in 1998. Broken in half by winter storms in 2005, divers can swim along the towering stern, deck winches, funnel, and cavernous engine room corridors.
Marine Wildlife Encounters
Schools of BarracudaAmberjackParrotfishMoray EelsOctopus
Dive Safety Briefing:Surface swim out from the narrow Wied iż-Żurrieq inlet requires careful navigation when tourist dgħajsa tour boats are operating. Monitor air consumption closely on deep deck penetration.