Reef
down to 18 m
Strib Nordstrand
Sunken tree trunks shelter butterfish, gobies and eels at this beach site on Funen's side of the Little Belt narrows.
- Advanced
Advanced≤30 m
Island (armed trawler wreck, Langeland Belt)
Dive site in Denmark (Øresund & Little Belt), Denmark
A German armed trawler mined in 1939 lies at 16-23 m in the southern Langeland Belt, its port side overgrown with anemones.
- Max depth
- 23 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Current
- Strong
The story
The German armed trawler Island struck a mine on 27 November 1939 in the southern Langeland Belt and sank within a few minutes; 14 sailors died in the cold water.
Source: dyk-sydfyn.dk
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: dyk-sydfyn.dk
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Anemones
Season in Denmark (Øresund & Little Belt)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Sep.
Source: xray-mag.comPrices in Denmark (Øresund & Little Belt)
- One dive
- €40
- Open Water course
- €535–607
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is Denmark (Øresund & Little Belt)?
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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.