Wreck
down to 18 m
Cable Wreck (Hanko Underwater Park)
A wooden-hulled wreck dated to the mid-17th century, the oldest site of the Hanko Underwater Park, reached by a guide rope from a buoy.
- Open Water
Open Water≤18 m
Planet (schooner), Rödhamn
Dive site in Åland Islands wrecks, Finland
A sheltered 1898 wooden schooner wreck in the Rödhamn archipelago where details such as the wooden anchor windlass are still preserved.
- Max depth
- 15 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
The story
The two-masted wooden schooner Planet, about 25 metres long, was built in 1898 in Ösel and had her home port registered to Parainen in the Finnish Archipelago. She sank in the Rödhamn Archipelago in 1922.
Source: itameri.fi
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: itameri.fi
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Brackish water
Season in Åland Islands wrecks
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Apr–Nov.
Source: visitaland.comWhere is Åland Islands wrecks?
The point shows the Åland Islands wrecks area, not the exact dive site.
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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.