Malta Blue Diving

A stunning reef full of canyons, swim troughs, tunnel and cave with a maximum depth of 20 meters. Can be done entirely by expert divers since is a long reef. Current can be challenging as well. Be aware of boats!

Shallow reef with valleys, canyons and gullies with some interesting rock formations and swimthrough tunnels for divers to explore, and also lots of small marine life. Coral Gardens reef is a great place for underwater photography.

Small calm bay between Qui Si Sana beach and Sliema Pitch. Around 5-6 metres in depths goes down to a couple of sand patches that are around 10-14 metres.

Interest Cave & Reef Popularity High Depth 5+m (avg), 15+m (max) Qualification Beginner Shore access Easy Location 35.9151°N 14.5089°E (Exact) Fortizza Reef is a shore dive site located off the seaside promenade in Sliema, northeast coast of Malta. The shallow reef is full of caverns, tunnels, arches, overhangs, valleys, gullies and interesting rock formations for divers to explore. Fortizza Reef also has a surprising amount of marine life, and is an excellent place for underwater photography. This reef site is good for practising navigational skills, both with a compass and by underwater pilotage. Fortizza Reef is suitable dive site for all levels of divers, with maximum depth of the dive around 15 metres. Fortizza Reef and adjacent Coral Gardens are also known as Sliema House Reef.

Tug2 was a tugboat working in Grand Harbour of Valletta. Was scuttled in June 2013 to form an artificial reef and an attraction for divers. She was originally sunk on the sand parallel to the reef some 20m distance, but a storm moved her in October 2016, and the wreck is now crashed into the reef, bow first.

Bristol Beaufighter is a World War II airplane wreck dive in Malta. The plane was a twin-engine two-seat heavy fighter, about 12.6m in length with 17.6m wingspan. On 17th March 1943 soon after takeoff, this Beaufighter experienced mechanical problems, and the crew had to ditch the plane in the sea.