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Here we have images of wrecks, taken under water. Every damaged and submerged construction counts ar wreckages. Vintage, lost anchors and even broken pottery can be fond in here.
Tug Rozi (Malta)

Tug Rozi (Malta)

25. December 2009 11:07

Originally named "Rossmore", the tug was built in 1958 in Bristol, England. While sold to Liverpool in 1969, she got the new name "Rossgarth". Until she got laid off, since 1973 the tug was doing her duty in Malta and was last named "Rozi". In 1992 the "Rozi" was bought by Captain Morgan and sunk as attraction for a submarine of the ferry jetty in Cirkewwa. The submarine got laid off in the same year and the "Rozi" stayed at her final resting place for the divers.
Not only wreck divers will enjoy the dive since the tug is the home for a variety of fish. Depending on the season you find next to bream, groupers, damsel and parrot fish also barracudas and hunting tunas.

Max. Depth 36 meters
Depth over deck 32 meters
Depth at the mast top 20 meters

P 29 - Boltenhagen (Malta)

P 29 - Boltenhagen (Malta)

25. December 2009 11:28

The "P 29" originally named "Boltenhagen" was built in 1970 as condor I class minesweeper in Wolgast for the former East German navy. After the German unification the ship was sold to Malta together with the sister ships "P 30", ex. "Ueckermuende" and the "P 31" ex. "Pasewalk", where they where used for border duties.

The "P 29" has an overall length of 51.98 meters, a beam of 7.12 meters and a draft of 2.3 meters. The two Russian MD 40 diesel engines powered her up to 4000 hp and gave her a speed of 20 knots.

Since the ship was only sunk in august 2007, there isn't found as much sea life yet as on the neighboring "Rozi". However, it is a fantastic ship for penetration dives since all hutches and doors where removed.

Max. Depth 37 meters
Depth over deck 32 meters
Depth at the mast top 17 meters

MV Karwela (Malta)

MV Karwela (Malta)

25. December 2009 11:38

The Karwela was built in 1957 in Germany carrying the name M/S Frisia II. With up to 863 passengers, the Frisia II was in service between Norderney and Norddeich until 1977. In 1977 she was sold and renamed in Nordpaloma. After the company went bankrupt, the ship was delivered to Malta, where she was taken over by Captain Morgan and renamed in MV Karwela. As MV Karwela the ship was carrying passengers on day cruises around Malta and Comino until she got decommissioned and finally sunk of ix-Xatt l-Ahmar, Gozo in 2006.

The experienced diver will find a 50.3 meter measuring vessel with all doors and hutches removed. Still considering the depth and it being a wreck it makes it an ideal ship for penetration dives. Another goody is the still nearly complete engine room.

Max. Depth 42 meters
Depth over main deck 38 meters

Um El-Faroud (Malta)

Um El-Faroud (Malta)

25. December 2009 11:39

The "Um El-Faroud" was built in England in 1969 and delivered to a company in Tripoli. Until February 1995 the tanker was carrying refined fuel between Italy and Libya. In February 1995 the vessel called in to Malta for repairs and in the night of February 3. an explosion occurred in tank no. 3, killing 9 yard workers. The structural damage was as much to leaf the ship beyond economical repairs.

After her being truly cleaned, all doors and hutches removed, the "Faroud was sunk at September 2. 1998 of Wied Is-Zurrieq. The ship is one of Malta´s most popular dive sites since.

The experienced diver will enjoy a fantastic dive, finding a still equipped engine room. And the divers liking to observe the sea life on a wreck will find next to the permanent present seabream, parrotfish, damselfish and groupers also barracudas and hunting tuna. Even octopus, john dory, moray eels and scorpion fish are often seen at the safety stop in the little bay.

Max. Depth 36 meters
Depth over main deck 28 meters
Depth at the funnel 14 meters

HMS Maori (Malta)

HMS Maori (Malta)

25. December 2009 11:41

The HMS Maori, a tribal class destroyer was built in 1937 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland).
HMS Maori joined WW II on 3rd September 1939 in the Mediterranean while visiting Alexandria. Immediately she joined her group to carry out escort duties until she arrived back in UK in October.
Back home, next to her escort duties, the destroyer took part on various North Sea patrols. During one of this patrols the disabled submarine HMS Triad was towed into a Norwegian fijord in gale force winds.
In March 1940 HMS Maori was refitted in Scotland and put back in to North Sea patrol where she was bombed and damaged by German aircraft in April 1940. The escorting ships Bison and HMS Afridi where sunk during the same attack while HMS Maori made it back to Scapa Flow to patch up her damages.
In December 1940 the Maori was undergoing another major refit and send back on escort duty in January 1941 where she was together with HMS Cossack, HMS Sikh and HMS Zulu involved in the search for the German battleship Bismarck. By the end of 1941 the destroyer was dispatched to the Mediterranean.
On 12th February 1942 at 0200 hours, while anchored at Malta, HMS Maori was attacked from the air and a bomb found its way into her engine and gear room. The Tribal blew up and sank, still moored at the emergency destroyer buoy at the entrance to Dockyard Creek. By the end of 1942, the Admiralty decided that her wreck should be lifted, moved out of Grand Harbor and set down off Sliema.

Max depth: 16 m

Other Wreckage (Malta)

Other Wreckage (Malta)

25. December 2009 11:50

Here we find other wreckage like lost anchors, sunk pottery and everything else which somebody sunk or forgot in a way.

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