The waters around
'The Rock of Gibraltar' provide so many opportunities for divers to train, gain
experience or just explore some of our dive sites that are teaming with marine
life. With the constant influx of fresh water from the Atlantic Ocean, Gibraltar
has some of the most varied marine life in the Mediterranean.
Known in Greek mythology as one of the "Pillars of Hercules" Gibraltar
is situated at the gateway to the Mediterranean. The six kilometer long peninsula,
which is Europe’s second most southerly point, is connected to Spain by
a 1.5 kilometre of sand on which stands the airport.
1.
Bottle Site :: 5-25m
For hundreds of years ships have been anchoring
in the shallow sheltered water on the western side of “The Rock”.
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2. Pilot
Bone :: 32m.
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3. Mount Olivet - 22-22m.
Known locally as the inner and outer, this steel clad steamer broke into two after
several attempts to lift it.
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4. Cannon Pile :: 27m
A large
collection of steel cannon believed to have come from a Spanish siege barge.
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5.
S. S. Excellent :: 30m.
This steel clad steamer sank after a collision
in 1888. Lying upside down, she has three access points. The iron prop lies on
the seabed.
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6.
Italian Chariot :: 33m.
There isn't much left of this chariot after
it was mistaken for a torpedo and blown up. It is believed to have been the chariot
that broke down on “Buster” Crabb.
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7. Mui : 35m. Wreck
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8. Helen ::
21m.
Spanish fishing vessel which is every divers idea of what a
wreck looks like, she sits on her keel with easy access to the wheelhouse. Excellent
photo opportunity.
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9.
Pilot Boat :: 22m.
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10. S. S. Rosslyn :: 21m.
A very scenic wreck
dive. Lying at the bottom of the South Mole, she is fairly broken up but many
pans are recognizable. Excellent for photography.
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11. Aircraft :: 35m.
Bristol Bombay bomber which ditched shortly after the second world war.
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12. Mortar Ball Site
:: 39m.
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13. Rosia
Bay
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14.
Seven Sisters :: 0-20m.
Photographers: this group of rocks has a
profusion of marine life.
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15. Five Wreck :: 20m.
All these
boats were scuttled including a 30m steel Dutch barge to encourage marine life.
Can be incorporated into Seven Sisters dive.
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16. Arce De Jesus Christ :: 19m.
Intact fishing boat sitting upright.
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17. Camp Bay Conservation Site :: Beach-18m.
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18.
482m :: 16m.
A popular dive site of a cable laying barge, sunk as
an artificial reef.
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19. Europe Reef :: 18-62m
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20.
Los Pecos :: 19-80m.
A huge pinnacle of rock surrounded by deep water.
A stunning dive.
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21. Fred Finstone's Submarine :: 34-46m.
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22.
Eastern Reef :: 36-46m.
Large boulders inhabited by large Conger
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