Wreck
down to 28 m
Escorteur de l'Hanan
A wooden trawler requisitioned in Belgium and armed by the Germans that escorted the Hanan, targeted by English airmen and resting at 26–28 m.
- Advanced
Advanced≤30 m
Philippe Éric
Dive site in Quiberon & Belle-Île, France
A trawler sunk in 1983 at 20 m off Le Palais, reached through a wall of pouting and home to a colony of conger eels.
- Usual dive
- 20 m
- Deepest point
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Entry
- By boat
The story
The Philippe Éric is a trawler that sank in 1983 and now rests at 20 m off Belle-Île. Divers cross a wall of pouting before reaching it, and it is so packed with congers that some call it a conger tower block.
Source: angelus-plongee.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: angelus-plongee.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Conger eel
Season in Quiberon & Belle-Île
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Apr–Oct.
Source: divessi.comWhere is Quiberon & Belle-Île?
The point shows the Quiberon & Belle-Île area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Quiberon & Belle-Île
Wreck
down to 24 m
Hanan
A small Dutch coaster sunk by English bombers in the last days of WWII, at 24 m and still a refuge for shoals of pouting.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 24 m
Kansan
Remains of an American cargo ship sunk in 1917, spread over 100 m at 24 m, where large pollack are often seen.
- Advanced
- Pollack
Reef
down to 18 m
La Basse de Palais
A 10–18 m rocky plateau off Le Palais coloured by soft corals, jewel anemones and gorgonians, home to congers, lobsters and dogfish.
- Open Water
- Lesser spotted dogfish
Wreck
down to 38 m
Pontoporos
A deep wreck on gravel and rock at 38 m off Quiberon, known for huge congers, pouting shoals, pollack and lobsters.
- Experienced
- Pollack
Rock formations
down to 18 m
An Auter
A 5–18 m maze of overhangs, drop-offs and canyons with gorgonians, kelp, sponges, bass, ballan wrasse and pouting.
- Open Water
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.