Reef
down to 25 m
Dia's Rock
A calm bay reef sloping from 5 to 18 m where sardines, sea breams and damselfish often form a cloud, plus a WWII mine shell.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Experienced≤40 m
Messerschmitt 109 Wreck
Dive site in Crete, Greece
A WWII German Messerschmitt 109 fighter at 24 m with intact wings and fuselage and a visible machine gun.
- Usual dive
- 24 m
- Deepest point
- 30 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
The story
This German aircraft lies off Hersonissos, east of Heraklion. It was one of the 1,280 warplanes the Luftwaffe sent to fight in the Battle of Crete; its engine has been cut off from the fuselage and the propeller lies a few metres away.
Source: coraldivingcrete.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: diversclub-crete.gr
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Low visibilityVisibility can be limited; good navigation helps.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Groupers
- Moray eels
Season in Crete
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jul–Sep.
Source: diversclub-crete.grWhere is Crete?
The point shows the Crete area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Crete
Reef
down to 27 m
Daedalos
A gently deepening beginner path to 18 m near Agia Pelagia; deeper divers reach a 14 m-high rock at 22 m.
- Open Water
Wall
down to 35 m
Kalypso Walls
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Reef
down to 30 m
Kamini
A wind-protected reef near Agios Nikolaos with no waves or currents and an ancient 2 m anchor at 14 m.
- Open Water
- Octopus
Rock formations
down to 35 m
Mononaftis
A huge rock off Agia Pelagia where divers regularly meet large schools of barracudas along the reef at 30 m.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Wall
down to 40 m
Stavros Cape
A drop-off falling to 75 m with visibility often over 35 m, home to groupers, snappers and bluefin trevally.
- Experienced
- Trevally
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.