Nemesis III
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily — treat everything here as planning ranges.
Nemesis III spent her working life as a fishing trawler before Cyprus's artificial-reef program cleaned and sank her off Protaras in late 2013. She is the smaller, shallower partner to the Liberty, which makes her the friendlier classroom: an upright hull with wheelhouse, winches and trawl gantry all recognizable, open spaces prepared for supervised swim-throughs, and enough resident life — schooling bream, an occasional grouper taking ownership, lionfish tucked under the stern — to reward a slow second lap. The extra minutes of no-stop time at her depth let photographers work the wheelhouse light without watching the computer every breath.
The moment you come for: Compact trawler with readable working gear, generous bottom time, reliable second-dive value
Topography: A steel fishing trawler scuttled upright on sand in the low twenties
Entry: A few minutes by boat from Protaras; commonly dived as the second tank after the Liberty.
Know before you splash
Hazards: Standard wreck edges and light overhead sections; conditions are usually benign.
Conservation: Part of the managed artificial-reef network — nothing removed, nothing damaged.
Nitrox: Worth it here — profiles sit in the range where enriched air meaningfully extends no-stop time (with the training to use it).
Who you'll meet
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ — editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting