Reef
down to 20 m
Basse Chrétienne
Rock heads in the bay of Saint-Lunaire sheltered from the current, dived in a circle around the main head from 6 to 20 m.
- Advanced
Advanced≤30 m
Fetlar
Dive site in Saint-Malo & Emerald Coast, France
A 55 m cargo wreck on a fixed mooring, one of the best-known wrecks of the Bay of Saint-Malo.
- Usual dive
- 20 m
- Deepest point
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Sep
The story
The Fetlar is a 55 m cargo ship that sank after an unexpected encounter with the Bunel rock heads nearby, which the club describes as the origin of its sinking.
Source: saintmaloplongee.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: saintmaloplongee.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Saint-Malo & Emerald Coast
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Apr–Sep.
Source: adrenactive.comWhere is Saint-Malo & Emerald Coast?
The point shows the Saint-Malo & Emerald Coast area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Saint-Malo & Emerald Coast
Wreck
down to 20 m
Hamone (Garibaldi wreck)
Fixed-mooring site where the wreck of the Garibaldi still shows its cargo of slates, next to a rock with typical local life.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 25 m
Hilda & Skeldon wrecks
Two wrecks reached from a fixed mooring near Saint-Malo, on a marked underwater trail.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 20 m
Laplace (Fort La Latte)
A 92 m weather frigate lying overturned on sand at the foot of Fort La Latte, very sheltered from the current.
- Advanced
Reef
down to 15 m
Bizeux Plateau
Sheltered 3–15 m plateau in Saint-Malo used from try dives to training, with a reconstructed archaeological trail of an anchor and cannons.
- Open Water
Wall
down to 20 m
Bizeux Tombant
A drop-off from about 10 to 20 m off Saint-Malo, inside the underwater biodiversity observatory zone, known for lobsters and conger eels.
- Advanced
- Conger eel
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.