P29

The P29 began life in East Germany as the Kondor-class minesweeper Boltenhagen, patrolled Maltese waters for the Armed Forces of Malta, and was cleaned and scuttled off Cirkewwa in 2007. She sits upright and compact (around fifty meters of ship), which makes her a satisfying single-tank tour: bow gun mount, open bridge, mast climbing toward the light where divers ascend at the end. Cardinalfish cloud the interior openings, groupers and moray eels have taken the lower structures, and her position on bright sand keeps the wreck readable in Malta's generous visibility.

Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Upright warship silhouette, mast ascent, easy pairing with Cirkewwa's reef

Topographie: A former patrol boat sitting upright on sand in the mid-thirties off Cirkewwa Point

Entrée: Reached from the Cirkewwa entry points via a navigational swim, or by boat; often combined with the reef and arch on one long dive plan.

Dangers: Depth for the seabed sections and the swim distance from shore; watch gas on the return.

Conservation: A managed artificial reef within the Cirkewwa dive area; nothing removed, nothing pried at.

Nitrox: Pertinent ici : les profils se situent dans la plage où le nitrox prolonge significativement le temps sans palier (avec la formation pour l'utiliser).