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Max Depth: -15mt √ Shore dive √ Beginners Freedivers and Scuba divers HMS Maori is one of the many World War II wrecks around Maltese islands, but unlike most of them that are deep boat dives, Maori is a shallow dive that can be done from the shore. She is a real war wreck suitable for novice divers also. Maori lies on a sandy bottom with a maximum depth of 16 metres. The wreck is about 42 metres in length and quite broken. HMS Maori was a 115 metres long British destroyer that sunk in Grand Harbour of Valletta by German air raid attack in February 1942. In July 1945 the wreck was raised, and the forepart was scuttled to its current position in St. Elmo Bay near the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour on the other side of Valletta. HMS Maori is the shallowest wreck dive in Malta with its maximum depth of 16 m. Unique diving experience for all types of divers surrounded by Culture and History.

Also known as X127 Lighter, Carolita, Interest: Wreck Popularity Low Depth 8m (avg), 25m (max) Qualification Beginner Shore access Easy Location 35.9009°N 14.5038°E (Exact) X127 is one of the many World War II wrecks around Malta. X127 was a British water lighter that was sunk in 1942. The wreck is in Marsamxett Harbour off Manoel Island at the start of Lazzaretto Creek. X127 is laying upright on a slope, her bow at 5 metres and stern at 22 metres, and can be dived from the shore. HMS X-127 was built in 1915 in England for British Royal Navy to be used in World War I. She was 24 m long landing craft with 7 m beam, converted into a water lighter and later again into a fuel lighter. X127 was sunk on 6th March 1942. The wreck was unidentified for years and was considered as an ordinary barge, known by divers with different names like Carolita or Coralita. In 2003 an underwater survey was carried out and the wreck was first identified as X-131 and few years later in 2006 confirmed to be X-127. X127 is one of the few shallow wreck dives in Malta, suitable for PADI OWD or equivalent. Other shallow wrecks are HMS Maori off Valletta, another WWII wreck also in Marsamxett Harbour, Tug 2 off Exiles in Sliema, Tug 10 and St. Michael off Zonqor Point in Marsaskala, and Patrol Boat P31 at Comino island.

The wreck lies from 6m down to 22m on a steep slope, the bottom is mainly silt and mud. there is quite a bit of boat traffic in the area so a DSMB is highly recommended when diving on this site. If you pass the wreck and go to around 21m and keep swimming for about 8-10min you can find the remanence of a old car

The SS Margit Wreck sits in a shallow depth of 22m, on a silty bottom in Kalkara Creek. It can be found parallel to the shore. It is a World War II wreck dive and was a Panamanian steam passenger boat which was built in 1942. In an air raid on the 19th of April 1941, she was hit and sunk to the east of the Grand Harbour in Valletta. Another name for the SS Margit is MV Odile. At 100m long the SS Margit is considerably broken. Her funnel and 2 masts have been removed by explosives. Regarding the dive, unfortunately the visibility is not particularly good since marine traffic is very busy in and out of the Harbour. Interest – Wreck Popularity – Low Depth – 16m (avg), 24m (max) Qualification – Advanced >Shore access – Easy Location – 35.8912°N 14.5222°E (Nearby)

Easy shore dive which is easily accessible with loads of entry points. Depths range from 5-20m. Ideally for courses and refresher dives. Generally always well protected from strong N winds.

The Drifter Eddy was built in Aberdeen, Scotland for the British Royal Navy. It is another one of the many World War II wrecks situated around the Maltese Islands. The British WW2 vessel sunk after hitting a mine on the 26th of May 1942 whilst returning to the Grand Harbour after clearing a channel up North that were mined by Italian E-Boats, the night before. Unfortunately, she lost 8 of her crew that day. Ironically her job was to sweep for mines in Malta during the War before being hit herself. Physically, the Eddy was of 27m in length, and a beam of 6 meters and now sits on a sandy seabed, upright at 56m deep. It is located around 1.5km off fro St. Elmo in Valletta. Inside it’s hull there is a hole on the starboard side. This is where the mine hit; close to the hull on the Eddies starboard side close to the stern. However, although unfortunate when the mine hit, and sank the Eddie, the good thing is that the hole the mine had made is large enough for divers to swim through into the hold. Some petetration is still possible however most of the wooden structure of the boat has collapsed. The wreck is full of silt on the inside so visibility can quickly become a disaster. This wreck is very difficult to get access to and can only be dived by the very experienced technical divers due to the depth the wreck lies at. It sits lying in deep water inside of the Grand Harbour of Valletta which makes it very difficult to get to since the harbour has such busy boat traffic. The Drifter Eddie had been discovered on the 26th of October in 1995. Interest – Wreck Popularity – Low Depth – 56m (avg), 56m (max) Qualification – Technical Shore access – Boat only Location – 35.9081°N 14.5353°E (Exact)