Um El Faroud

Depth 16m to 36m Although not a challenging die you must reach around 25m to enjoy the entirety of this wreck. Possibly the best wreck dive in the Mediterranean, the Um El Faroud was scuttled in 1998 following a terrible explosion on board that killed nine Maltese dockyard workers. For three years she lay in the harbour of Valletta, now with the memorial brass plaque above the front windows of the helm, she sits upright on the sandy seabed Southwest of Wied-iz-Zurrieq. Divers might come across some squid and barracudas at the stern. The port side is usually teaming with large schools of sea bream, parrotfish and silversides. Sometimes one can come across the occasional amberjack and tuna.