Scuba Diving Malta
Dive Sites On Malta
The Rozi tug boat
MV Rozi was a tugboat, built in Bristol in 1958. She was originally called Rossmore, and was later renamed Rossgarth. She was sold to Tug Malta in 1981 as the Rozi and operated in the Grand Harbour. After being decommissioned, she was scuttled off Ċirkewwa as an artificial reef. Wikipedia
The patrol boat P29
The P29 was a Kondor I-class minesweeper built in East Germany. After the Volksmarine was disbanded just before the reunification of Germany, she was sold to Malta in 1997 and renamed P29 where she was used as a patrol boat. After being decommissioned, she was scuttled as a dive site in 2007 off Ċirkewwa.
Um Il Faroud
Um El Faroud was a 10,000 ton Libyan owned single screw motor tanker. Following a gas explosion during maintenance work in 1995, she was scuttled off the coast of Malta as an artificial reef and diving attraction.Wikipedia
Imperial Eagle & Jesus Statue
The MV Imperial Eagle is a deep wreck dive off Qawra on the north-eastern coast of Malta. The MV Imperial Eagle was a former ferry boat between Malta and Gozo. She was scuttled in 1999 as an artificial reef and an attraction for scuba divers in a marine conservation area. This is a boat dive.
HMS Stubborn
HMS Stubborn was a S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, she was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 11 November 1942. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Stubborn. Stubborn survived the Second World War and was sunk on 30 April 1946 as an ASDIC target off Malta. The wreck sits upright at a depth of 57 metres.