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MV Xlendi

Ix-Xatt L-Ahmar, Gozo · Wreck · Shore Dive

  • Best avoided
  • Waves1.1 m
  • Wind S 21 km/h
  • Sea22°C
  • Cloudy23°C

Sea read at Xatt L-Aħmar, the nearest beach with a forecast (610 m away).

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Sea right now

Best avoided

The dive

42mmax depth

  • LevelDeep Water Diver
  • EntryShore Dive
  • TypeWreck

The water

22°C

Wind S 21 km/h
Waves 1.1 m offshore

1°C colder at 40 m
  1. Surface23°C
  2. 10 m23°C
  3. 20 m23°C
  4. 30 m23°C
  5. 40 m22°C

Today’s average. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service information.

Diving MV Xlendi

MV Xlendi was built in Denmark in 1955 as a train ferry and served Gozo Channel from 1990 to 1997. The Gozo Tourism Association scuttled her off Xatt l-Aħmar on 12 November 1999, making her Gozo’s first artificial reef, but she turned over as she sank and landed upside down, crushing her superstructure.

The 77-metre hull rests on a sandy slope at about 42 to 44 metres, with the propellers, the shallowest point, at about 32 metres. Fish are plentiful around the hull, and a sunken car lies nearby on the shore side.

She is usually dived from the shore at Xatt l-Aħmar, often after MV Karwela. Do not go inside the wreck: it is unstable, silted up and has no safe exits. This is a deep dive for experienced divers.

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Dive centres for MV Xlendi

Based nearest to MV Xlendi, so the shortest drive with your kit. Most centres dive sites all over the islands, so ask the one you like too.

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