Reef
down to 15 m
La Moulade
A mussel-covered rock below Collioure's fortress: plateau, drop-off and coralligenous reef at 15 m, with a chance of a seahorse.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Experienced≤40 m
Le Saumur (wreck)
Dive site in Côte Vermeille (Banyuls & Collioure), France
A 108 m cargo torpedoed in May 1944, decks at 33 m, with many anthias, sardine schools and conger eels on the decks.
- Usual dive
- 40 m
- Deepest point
- 48 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Entry
- By boat
The story
The Saumur, a 108 m cargo ship built in 1920 in Alloa, Scotland, was torpedoed on 21 May 1944 by the British submarine HMS Upstart as it arrived off Port-Vendres loaded with iron ore, and sank on the spot.
Source: plongee66.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat. Known for sardine.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: plongee66.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Sardine
- Anthias
- Conger eel
- Anemones
Season in Côte Vermeille (Banyuls & Collioure)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Apr–Nov.
Source: tourisme-pyrenees-mediterranee.comWhere is Côte Vermeille (Banyuls & Collioure)?
The point shows the Côte Vermeille (Banyuls & Collioure) area, not the exact dive site.
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down to 54 m
Le Bananier (Alice Robert)
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- Technical
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Wreck
down to 40 m
Le Saint-Lucien (wreck)
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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.