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Um El-Faroud - Oil Tanker Wreck, Zurrieq, Malta
 Zurrieq, Malta
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Max Depth: 101-110ft/31-34m
Average Viz: 61-70ft/19-21m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 4.00 by 1 divers
Spring: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Summer: 76-80°F/24-27°C
Fall: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Winter: 61-65°F/16-18°C
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Um El-Faroud - Oil Tanker Wreck, Zurrieq, Malta is a shore accessible salt water dive site, located in Zurrieq, Malta. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 101-110ft/31-34m. The average visibility is 61-70ft/19-21m.
Info: one of the best wreck dives for recreational divers on the island of malta. The Um El-Faroud was at dry docks in grand harbor of malta for maintenance when on 03-Feb-1995 during the night an explosion occurred. Nine shipyard workers lost their lives, and the tankers suffered structural deflammation. Following an inspection, the ship was considered beyond repair, and after three years of arbitration, it was scuttled as an artificial reef. Then during a storm in the 2005-2006 winter season, the wreck broke in two; the bow and stern now sitting slightly adjacent instead of in-line. ship’s length is about 110-meters (360-feet), and at an average depth of 30-meters (100-feet).