Wreck
down to 18 m
Cable Wreck (Hanko Underwater Park)
A wooden-hulled wreck dated to the mid-17th century, the oldest site of the Hanko Underwater Park, reached by a guide rope from a buoy.
- Open Water
Open Water≤18 m
Meijerfelt's cannon racks
Dive site in Åland Islands wrecks, Finland
Nine cannon racks lie in a row on the seabed at a depth of about 10 m off Hanko.
- Usual dive
- 10 m
- Deepest point
- 12 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: xray-mag.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Brackish water
Season in Åland Islands wrecks
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Apr–Nov.
Source: visitaland.comWhere is Åland Islands wrecks?
The point shows the Åland Islands wrecks area, not the exact dive site.
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Wreck
down to 14 m
Conservativ (Garpen 1)
The wreck of the brig Conservativ, sunk near Hanko in 1847, lies on its side at about 8–12 m, reached by a guide rope from a mooring buoy.
- Open Water
Wreck
down to 18 m
Osborn & Elisabeth
A 28 m two-masted cargo ship wrecked in 1873 northwest of Hanko, marked with a surface buoy and guide rope down to the wreck at 10–18 m.
- Open Water
Wreck
down to 37 m
Plus (iron barque)
An iron-hulled three-masted barque built in 1885 for the Laeisz company, lost in 1933 near Hertonklobben, southwest of Mariehamn.
- Experienced
Wreck
down to 15 m
Lilla Ankargrundet wreck (Ajan?)
The broken remains of a wooden ship believed to be the sailing barque Ajan, lost in 1890, in the Hanko Underwater Park.
- Open Water
Wreck
down to 24 m
Nederland (schooner)
A Dutch schooner that sank outside Mariehamn in December 1917 while carrying hand-carved cobblestones from Lysekil to Gävlen.
- 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.