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CALA TRAMONTANA – THE LEFT WALL
The dive begins at a depth of just a few metres, on a ridge of rock with dense vegetation. Descending along the left wall, you will arrive to a depth of 30 m where, after a jump of about 12 m, you will come to a seabed of rock and sand. Heading west, you will encounter rock formations containing a number of caves, which make excellent dens for various fish species. From this point, we begin the re-ascent by turning 180 degrees to the north and following the wall on the right to return to the dive site.
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RELITTO DEI CANNONI
Just north of Punta Libeccio, at about 100 m from the coast, a site known as the “Relitto dei Cannoni” (the “Wreckage of Cannons’’) can be found at a depth of 15 m. The gently sloping seabed, which is characterised by naturally split rocks alternating with clearings of sand and gravel, contains traces of an ancient shipwreck: eight cannons of uniform size and characteristics, six of which are lying in disarray along a vaguely rectilinear axis, while the other two are offset by about 20 m to the west. The total distance between the farthest cannons is about 30 m.
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
THE RAS JEDIR SHIPWRECK
The shipwreck site is located almost at the centre of Cala Tramontana. The dive begins over a seabed 12 m in depth, which gently slopes down to a sandy plateau at a depth of about 7 m, where the outline of the wreck can be seen in the distance. The stern of the steel Libyan vessel, which was sunk in 2001, lies at a depth of about 18 m. Layout of the wreck: the stern lies to the north-west and the bow lies to the south-east.