P31 PATROL BOAT
Malta
P31 Patrol Boat lies not very deep and is in good condition. As a result, it's also suitable for beginners. Parts of the ship are illuminated by sun light, in and around the wreck are all kinds of fish and the hold is home to a large moray eel. The P31 Patrol Boat lies 360 meter off the coast of Comino. The ship was sunk on August 24, 2009 not far from the famous Blue Lagoon. It stands upright on the sea floor, the stern resting in the sand supported by the twin rudders. The screw shafts are still there, but the screws have been removed.
Particulars
Type: Patrol Boat. Class: Condor 1. Later used as a minesweeper. Sister Ship: P29. Length: 51.98m. Width: 17.12m. Weight: 361 tons. Speed: 20 knots. Builder: Peene Werft shipyard. Year built: 1960. Armament: one quad 14.5mm machine gun. Water admission: June 18, 1969. Submerged in Comino: 2009. Deepest point: 20m. Shallowest point: 15m. Her last mission took place in September 2004.
Warnings
At P31 Patrol Boat a diving buoy is required, especially in the summer when there are many boats. Due to the shallow location, large parts of the wreck are illuminated. Yet you do need a dive light in some areas.
P31 PATROL BOAT Features
- Nicknames
- P31 Patrol Boat, P31
- Address
- Comino's coast
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 30 min.
- Suitable for
- Inexperienced wreckdivers , experienced divers, experienced wreck divers , advanced wreck divers , all levels
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Wreck dive, boat dive
- Current
- Limited, none
- Visibility
- 15 - 50 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 20 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Stingray, barracuda, wide-eyed flounder, scorpionfish, grouper, lizard fish, squid, mediterranean moray or roman eel, common octopus, european parrotfish, ornate- or turkish wrasse, rainbow wrasse, cleaver wrasse or pearly razor fish, red mouthed goby
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting, snorkeling
- Emergency
- 112