Dive Sites
7R Diving House Reef (St Julians Bay)
Fireworks Barge
Max depth: 10m
Qualification: Beginner
About: In 2009 a fireworks mishap led to sinking of this barge which is now resting upside down on a sandy bottom
Exiles, Sliema
Tug 2 Wreck
Max depth: 22m
Qualification: OWD or equivalent
About: Tug 2 was sunk in 2013 as an underwater attraction for divers. Before it was serving as a tugboat in Valletta.
Manoel Island
X Lighter 127
Max depth: 25m
Qualification: OWD or equivalent
About: X127 was 24m long British water lighter which sunk in 1942. It lies on a slope with shallowest point in 5m and stern at 22m.
Marsamxett Harbour, Valletta
HMS Maori
Max depth: 16m
Qualification: OWD or equivalent
About: Maori is the shallowest wreck dive in Malta. It was a British destroyer sunk by German air raid attack in 1942.
Cirkewwa
Rozi
Max depth: 34m
Qualification: Advanced
About: Rozi was a tugboat in Valletta and sunk in 1992, used for submarine tours and then became one of the most frequented wrecks in Malta.
Cirkewwa
P29
Max depth: 34m
Qualification: Advanced
About: P29 was a patrol boat for the Armed Forces of Malta. It was sunk 2007 as another underwater attraction which in recent years has become one of the most popular wrecks in malta due to easy access and wwell maintained facilities.
Zurrieq
Um El Faroud
Max depth: 36m
Qualification: Advanced
About: Um El Ffaroud was a Libyan oil tanker in the 80s and 90s and was undergoing maintenance in the dry docks where there was an explosion killing 9 dockyard workers. It was scuttled in 1995 and now rests of the coast of Zurrieq at 36m. With plenty of penetration it is ideal for recreational and technical divers alike.
Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo
Karwela
Max depth: 45m
Qualification: Deep
About: One of three wrecks scuttled of the south coast of Gozo, the Karwela sits at a maximum depth of 45m and is roughly 50m in length and is most known for the photogenic stair case and the engine room. the Karwela was scuttled in 2007 after it had been used as a passenger ferry for Captain Morgan. Also a perfect dive site for technical diving training.
Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo
Hephaestus
Max depth: 46m
Qualification: Deep
About: The newest addition to the wrecks around Gozo, The Hephaestus was scuttled on the 29th of August 2022 sitting at a maximum depth of 46m. After running ashore in Qawra 10th February 2018 after a heavy storm the ship was damaged beyond repair and was possibly going to be sold for scrap metal, fortunately it was scuttled and we have 1 more wreck to explore!