Wreck
down to 34 m
Amoco Cadiz
The 334 m supertanker Amoco Cadiz lies broken across 600 m of seabed off Portsall, its rudder, winches and decks draped in kelp.
- Experienced
Advanced≤30 m
Pietro Orseolo
Dive site in Finistère (Brest, Crozon & Glénan), France
A 142 m Second World War cargo ship north of Penfret, with a gorgonian-covered propeller shaft and a large school of pouting circling the wreck.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
The story
This 142 m Italian cargo ship was requisitioned by the Germans in the Second World War and loaded with food, weapons and tools bound for Japan. It was sunk one mile north of Penfret island; three half-track trucks still sit on its forward section.
Source: enezgreen.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: enezgreen.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
Season in Finistère (Brest, Crozon & Glénan)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Sep.
Source: tourismebretagne.comWhere is Finistère (Brest, Crozon & Glénan)?
The point shows the Finistère (Brest, Crozon & Glénan) area, not the exact dive site.
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down to 40 m
Basse du Lys
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- Advanced
Wreck
down to 15 m
Le Dellec
A wreck lying flat on a sandy bottom at around 15 m, among the many wrecks between the Brest roadstead and Le Conquet.
- Open Water
Wall
down to 30 m
Les Fillettes
A rock beside the Brest shipping channel, from 7 m down to 30 m, with a dozen bronze cannons and two old anchors at its foot.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 31 m
Swansea Vale
An English cargo ship lost in 1918, now a wreck dive in the Brest area at around 28-31 m.
- Advanced
down to 18 m
Les 4 Pompes
A sheltered shore dive beside the Brest arsenal sea wall, where local clubs take beginners for their first sea dives.
- 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.