PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER
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Plymouth Breakwater is the perfect backup dive site. Divers regularly come here when conditions elsewhere in the area are disappointing. The underwater world of Plymouth Breakwater is diverse. The north side is sheltered from the open sea. This area has a sandy bottom with spider crabs, scallops and dogfish as permanent residents. The south side looks very different. This is a rocky area with kelp growth and a wide variety of plants and animals.
Particulars
Plymouth Breakwater can be reached by boat. Dive on the north or south side of the breakwater, depending on the weather conditions. Plymouth Breakwater is a 1560-foot-long, 13-foot-wide, stone breakwater. The property was built to protect Fort Plymouth Sound and the anchorages at Plymouth, Devon. Approximately 4 million tons of rock were used for construction in 1812 at the then colossal cost of 1.5 million pounds.
Warnings
There can be boat traffic at Plymouth Breakwater. Use a surface buoy.
PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER Features
- Nicknames
- Breakwater Fort Plymouth
- Address
- Plymouth Sound, Southwest England, UK
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 10 min.
- Suitable for
- All levels, scuba diving practice
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 5 - 10 m.
- Average visibility
- 6 m.
- Depth
- 15 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Spider crab, small-spotted catshark
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting
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