IMPERIAL EAGLE
Ben Leermakers w. Corsair Diving Malta
Photo thanks to K. J. Muddiman.. Still a very nice grown wreck to dive but air gives limited time for exploring. Moray, 2 Big scorpionfish.
IMPERIAL EAGLE
Ben Leermakers
3 sterren vandaag. Door wind bf7 afgelopen week veel silt. Normaal toch 25m zicht. Jesus of Qawra en Imperial Eagle gezien. 38m geraakt.
IMPERIAL EAGLE
Malta
MV Imperial Eagle and Jesus of Qawra are often combined in 1 dive. Descending using the anchor line, you will find the Imperial Eagle lying at a depth of 25 meters upright in the sand with a maximum depth at 42 meters. Dive around and through her hallways and imagine that this ship once carried 70 passengers and 10 cars. The Imperial Eagle was purchased to replace the famous 'Calypso', which was later donated to Jacques Cousteau. From the wreck you can dive through a small cave to see a huge statue of Christ, Jesus of Qawra. It was blessed by Pope John Paul in 1990 to protect the fishermen of Malta.
Particulars
The Christ statue is 3 meters high and weighs 13 tons. It was first sunk near St. Paul's Island, in 2000 it was moved to its present location. Right next to the reef wall is also a beautiful natural arch, with somewhere in the wall the remains of a large old anchor.
Warnings
There is a lot to see, make sure you do not exceed your bottom time.
IMPERIAL EAGLE Features
- Nicknames
- Jesus Statue, MV Imperial Eagle, Kristu l-Bahhar,
- Address
- Qawra Point, Malta
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Suitable for
- Groups, wreck divers
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- Free access, along the buoy chain
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Deep dive (30m+), reef wall dive, boat dive, wreck dive
- Current
- Limited, strong, variable
- Visibility
- 10 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 42 m.
- Bottom
- rifmuur, zand en rotsen
- Life
- Mediterranean cardinalfish or king of the mullets, wrasse, mediterranean moray or roman eel, common octopus, parrotfish, ornate- or turkish wrasse, sea bass, slipper lobster
- Other recreation
- None
- Emergency
- 112
IMPERIAL EAGLE Photos and Images
IMPERIAL EAGLE Log Report Images
Current weather conditions
Spots nearby
Qawra reef (0,38km)
Qawra point north (0,83km)
Ghallis rocks (1,75km)
H.m.s. stubborn (2,24km)
St. pauls island inner reef (2,43km)
Tuna farms (2,61km)
Sirens (3,20km)
St. pauls island outer reef (3,21km)
H.m.s. kingston (3,28km)
Lockheed p2v neptune (4,50km)
Pippo (4,74km)
Sikka i-bajda (5,15km)
Shops nearby
SAMOS DIVE CENTER Distance: 1.128,75km SUBLUB VOERENDAAL Distance: 1.791,78km XPLORE DIVING Distance: 1.814,95km LIMBURG DIVING Distance: 1.823,96km GALICIA TECHNICAL DIVING Distance: 1.839,12kmLost something at this spot?
