St Paul's Islands

Depth – to 25m There are various dive sites at St. Paul’s Islands, including the location where St. Paul was supposed to have been shipwrecked in AD59. A 12 metre high statue was erected in 1845 on one of the islands to commemorate his visit. Around the islands are the remains of a destroyer sunk during the Second World War and between the islands there are other remains such as a small ferry sunk purposely in 1984. There are many open water reefs around the islands one of which is named Octopus Gardens; the seabed is covered in rocks and boulders where small sea urchins and fireworms can be seen. Diving between the two islands is where St. Paul’s valley is found. The seabed is of white sand and is covered in boulders and Posidonia, where numerous wrasse can be found. Between the seagrass, broad-snouted pipefish can also be seen.