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
M/F Ærøsund
Dive site in Denmark (Øresund & Little Belt), Denmark
A former South Funen train ferry scuttled in October 2014 for divers, lying at 6-19 m with most often only a weak current.
- Max depth
- 19 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Mild
The story
The ferry M/F Ærøsund, Denmark's last train ferry on the Svendborg–Ærøskøbing route (1960–1999), was decontaminated and scuttled in October 2014 as a dive site.
Source: dyk-sydfyn.dk
The dive
A wreck and artificial reef dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: dyk-sydfyn.dk
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
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)?
The point shows the Denmark (Øresund & Little Belt) area, not the exact dive site.
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Artificial reef
down to 22 m
Old Little Belt Bridge (Gamle Lillebæltsbro)
The pier of the Old Little Belt Bridge is overgrown with plumose anemones and sea squirts and draws large cod.
- Advanced
- Anemones
Artificial reef
down to 20 m
Stone reef at Dykkerklubben Marsvinet (Middelfart)
A new 1,000-tonne stone reef off the Marsvinet diving club in Middelfart, where divers can follow plants and animals colonising it.
- Advanced
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Macro
down to 6 m
Strib Harbour, Pier No. 2
A 0-6 m jetty dive at Strib on Funen where Denmark's smallest fish, the two-spotted goby, can be seen.
- Open Water
- Harbour porpoises
Macro
down to 6 m
Bøjden Nor (South-West Funen)
Shallow shore dive 15 km west of Faaborg where evening shrimp swarms draw sea trout and cod close to the shore.
- Open Water
- Cod
Wreck
down to 23 m
Island (armed trawler wreck, Langeland Belt)
A German armed trawler mined in 1939 lies at 16-23 m in the southern Langeland Belt, its port side overgrown with anemones.
- Advanced
- Anemones
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.