Wreck
down to 25 m
Servemar X
Tugboat sunk in 2002 that sits upright in navigation position at 20-25 m and remains very well maintained.
- Advanced
Advanced≤30 m
Batelão de Cima
Dive site in Recife & Pernambuco Wrecks, Brazil
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Dec–Mar
The story
A small ship whose sinking date is not precise, with sources pointing to 1850 to 1900. It now lies at 25 meters, almost completely buried.
Source: divessi.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divessi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Recife & Pernambuco Wrecks
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Mar.
Source: padi.comWhere is Recife & Pernambuco Wrecks?
The point shows the Recife & Pernambuco Wrecks area, not the exact dive site.
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Cannons and anchors of an early 17th-century galleon at 19 m, surrounded by corals and many fish.
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Marguerite
Shallow 10-15 m wreck of a sediment vessel that sank after two boiler explosions at the exit of the port of Recife.
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Wreck
down to 29 m
Mercurius
Tugboat sunk on purpose in 2006 for Pernambuco's wreck park, resting at 29 m.
- Advanced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.