Bristol Blenheim Bomber
La profondeur indique la plage entre le sommet du site et son maximum habituel ; le « niveau de certification recommandé » correspond au niveau généralement demandé par les opérateurs selon les agences grand public, et non à une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour — considérez toutes ces informations comme des estimations de planification.
In December 1941 a Bristol Blenheim of the RAF's Malta-based strike force, damaged during an attack on Axis shipping, was ditched into the sea off Malta's southeast corner; accounts record the crew getting out before she went down. Eighty years later the aircraft rests level on pale sand at 42 m, engines and wing structure remarkably coherent, propeller hubs and cockpit frame recognizable, the rear fuselage folded where the sea took it. Aircraft wrecks are rare, intact ones rarer, and the short no-stop window at this depth gives the dive the concentrated quality of a museum visit timed by a stopwatch.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: An identifiable WWII bomber, engines and wings in place, a focused deep dive
Topographie: A WWII twin-engine bomber on flat sand at about 42 m
Entrée: Boat dive off Malta's southeast coast near Xrobb l-Ghagin; a fixed line descent onto the aircraft, with limited bottom time at 42 m.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Depth is the dive: short bottom times, mandatory discipline on gas and ascent, and no shelter from current if it runs.
Conservation: Wartime aircraft are historic remains protected under Maltese heritage rules; nothing is touched or lifted.
Nitrox: Intéressant ici — les profils se situent dans la plage où le nitrox prolonge significativement le temps sans palier (avec la formation pour l'utiliser).
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★☆☆☆☆ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue