Coral Cave Gozo
A large open cavern at Dwejra from 17 m to a 28-30 m seabed, its walls and ceiling covered in corals with slipper lobsters.
- Advanced
- Cavern
Advanced≤30 m
Rozi
Dive site in Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
A 35 m tug scuttled in 1992, dived from the shore at Ċirkewwa about 130 m from the entry point.
- Max depth
- 34 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Moderate
The story
Rozi was built in Bristol in 1958 and worked as a tug in Grand Harbour. After she was decommissioned, Captain Morgan Cruises scuttled her off Ċirkewwa in September 1992 for their Underwater Safari Tours.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck dive from the shore.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: maltadives.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Why divers come
- History
Best time to dive
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Oct.
Where is Malta, Gozo & Comino?
The point shows the Malta, Gozo & Comino area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Malta, Gozo & Comino
Imperial Eagle Wreck & Jesus Statue
A former Malta-Gozo ferry scuttled in 1999 off Qawra, upright at 42 m with the Statue of Christ standing in the valley in front.
- Experienced
- Wreck
Inland Sea & Tunnel (Dwejra)
An 80 m tunnel leads from Dwejra's enclosed lagoon to the open sea, deepening from 3 m to 26 m at the seaward end.
- Advanced
- Rock formations
- Eagle rays
MV Karwela
A 50 m passenger ferry scuttled in 2006 off Gozo, with three decks and a photogenic staircase lit by portholes.
- Experienced
- Wreck
P31 (Comino)
A patrol boat scuttled off Comino in 2009, almost upright on sand at 18-20 m, which divers can swim through from stern to bow.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Um El Faroud Wreck
Called the best recreational wreck dive in Malta, it sits upright off Wied iż-Żurrieq from 15 m at the funnel to 36 m at the propeller.
- Experienced
- Wreck
- Barracuda
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.
Photo credits
- Coral Cave Gozo dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial Eagle Wreck & Jesus Statue dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inland Sea Gozo dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Bellina 09, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- MV Karwela Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Mrcrycrash, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- P31 Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Um El Faroud Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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