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
Experienced≤40 m
Um El Faroud Wreck
Dive site in Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
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.
- Usual dive
- 36 m
- Deepest point
- 36 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Moderate
The story
On 3rd February 1995 a gas explosion aboard the tanker Um El Faroud in Grand Harbour killed nine shipyard workers. Damaged beyond repair, she was towed to Wied iz-Zurrieq on 2nd September 1998 and scuttled as an artificial reef.
Source: maltadives.com
The dive
A wreck dive from the shore. Known for barracuda.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: maltadives.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Barracuda
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
Blue Hole (Dwejra)
A limestone sinkhole whose underwater window at 9 m opens onto the open sea, its walls covered in tubeworms and sponges.
- Advanced
- Cavern
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
- Blue Hole Gozo dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Mrcrycrash, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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