RAS IL-HOBZ
Dirk Rietkerk
Een jaar later weer gedoken bij deze rotspunt: 'The Middlefinger'. Dit keer meerdere nudibranches gezien, van ca 0,5-3 cm.
RAS IL-HOBZ
Dirk Rietkerk
Rotspunt die op korte afstand uit de kust staat. Veel scholen visjes
RAS IL-HOBZ
Prachtige duik. Veel vis o. a. sardientjes, lipvissen, zeebrasem, rifbaarzen, kardinaalsvis, mul en barbeel
RAS IL-HOBZ
Leuke duik rondom deze rots, die vanuit de diepte tot 12 m omhoog steekt. 2 x octopus en veel macro leven.
RAS IL-HOBZ
Mooiste duik op gozo tot nu toe. Veel leven. Kijk in de gaatje en grotjes. Dus neem lamp mee. Veel octopussen.
RAS IL-HOBZ
Octopus, paar murenes, pauwkokerwormen, donderpadden, veel kleine vissen en een mooie pinnacle
RAS IL-HOBZ
Een van de mooiste duikstekken op Gozo! Heel veel vis!
RAS IL-HOBZ
Malta
Ras il-Hobz is a submerged pinnacle also known as Middle Finger and can be done from shore and by boat. It is one of the most breathtaking dives in Gozo. The top of this pinnacle is only 8 meters below the surface but it rises up from 50 meters down. This dive is suitable for Advanced, Technical and Open Water Divers as long as they keep to their depth limits. The narrow channel between this rock and the shore is 35 metres deep whereas on the seaward side, the bottom drops dramatically to 85 metres and even deeper. At 63 metres technical divers can find a huge 3-prong anchor protruding out from the reef wall. The nearby reef on the west side of Ras Il-Hobz is just 5 metres deep, excellent for deco and safety stops while exploring.
Particulars
Entry from shore is usually along the main discharge pipe from the revamped water treatment works. Sheltered from north western winds.
Warnings
Good buoyance control is a must because of the depth.
RAS IL-HOBZ Divemaps 1
Members only
- Divers Guide Map
- Detailed map
- Wreck map
- Local map
Distribution is illegal
RAS IL-HOBZ Features
- Nicknames
- Middlefinger, Middle Finger
- Address
- Mgar ix-Xini, Gozo, Malta
- Distance
- 50 m.
- Suitable for
- All levels (beginners under supervision), technical diving
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Reef dive , technical diving, deep dive (30m+)
- Current
- Limited, variable
- Visibility
- 20 - 50 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 9 - 100 m.
- Bottom
- rotsblokken, rotsen, zand en zeegras
- Life
- Barracuda, striped red mullet, moray, tuna, slipper lobster, sea hare, dentex, discodoris or dotted seaslug, noble pen shell or fan mussel
- Other recreation
- None
- Emergency
- 112
RAS IL-HOBZ Photos and Images
RAS IL-HOBZ Log Report Images
Current weather conditions
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Cominotto rock (3,51km)
Shops nearby
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