Zenobia Wreck
Cyprus · LarnacaA Swedish Challenger-class ro-ro ferry of 172 m, built in 1979 at Malmö. She sank on her maiden voyage bound for Syria: a software fault in the computerised ballast system pumped water endlessly into the port tanks and overrode the engineers' corrections. She lies on her port side with her shallowest point at around 16-18 m and the seabed at 42. The lorries are still chained down on the vehicle deck, and penetration is possible through the bridge, the cafeteria, the cabins and the upper deck.
Depth
30–42 m
Recommended level
Technical
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
20 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
April-November
Recommended certification
Technical Wreck Diver
Approx. price
75 USD / dive
The deeper section of the Zenobia wreck, with the cargo holds still packed with intact articulated lorries.
Protection status
Prohibición de pesca en un radio de 3 millas alrededor del pecio, estrictamente aplicada
Sources consulted: PADI (ficha del sitio); Latchi Dive Centre; cyprus-spirit.com; visitcyprus365.com; proscubadiver.net
Location
See on the interactive map91 species documented in Zenobia Wreck
Morena mediterránea
Muraena helena
Not EvaluatedPulpo común
Octopus vulgaris
Sargo
Diplodus sargus
Not EvaluatedSepia común
Sepia officinalis
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Aguja de mar
Syngnathus acus
Almeja fina
Ruditapes decussatus
Critically EndangeredAnguila europea
Anguilla anguilla
Anjova
Pomatomus saltatrix
Araña de mar de nariz larga
Macropodia rostrata
Arca de Noé
Arca noae
Ecosystem
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