Um El Faroud
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.
The Um El Faroud is Malta's flagship wreck and carries real weight: a gas explosion aboard the Libyan tanker during dockyard maintenance in 1995 killed nine Maltese workers, and after three years alongside she was scuttled off Wied iz-Zurrieq in their memory as much as for divers. Winter storms later cracked her in two, which only improved the dive — the break lets light into the tank spaces and gives the 110-meter hull a dramatic wound to explore. Divers drop along her upright superstructure, cross the bridge and funnel, and meet the barracuda school that treats the mast as home. A memorial plaque asks for the respect the site deserves.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Full-size tanker on sand, the storm-split midships, resident barracuda school, moving backstory
Topographie: A 110 m tanker in two sections on clean sand at about 36 m, upright, off Malta's south coast
Entrée: Classic entry from the rocks at Wied iz-Zurrieq followed by a surface swim, or by boat; the shore route back involves a ladder exit and is best in calm seas.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Depth and distance from the entry point; interior spaces are extensive and for wreck-trained divers only.
Conservation: Treat the wreck as the memorial it partly is; take nothing and disturb nothing.
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