The Zenobia Wreck

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The Zenobia Wreck

42 mMax Depth
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2Species
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WreckSandy bottomSalt Water

About This Site

The Zenobia Wreck is one of the top ten wreck dives in The World, as voted by divers each year. She sank on 7th June 1980, and rests on her port side between 19m and 42m. MS Zenobia was a Swedish built Challenger-class RO-RO ferry 172m long, and sank with over 100 vehicles and lorries. Engineers discovered that the computerized pumping system was pumping excess water into the side ballast tanks due to a software error. It has become a haven for a range of fantastic marine life. The outside of t…

Marine Life (2 species)

NudibranchSea urchin

Photos

The Zenobia Wreck photo 2
The Zenobia Wreck photo 3