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, so 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
Lionfish
Bigfin Reef Squid
Green Sea Turtle
Nudibranchs
Loggerhead Turtle
"Charted here" species were listed by our editors from the sources on this page. Counts are GBIF occurrence records: observations logged within about 5 km of the charted position since 1990, matched only against the species in our catalogue. They show what has been seen there, not a promise of what you will see.
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ (editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting)