Malta
Um El Faroud
A 110 m tanker scuttled off Malta’s cliffs, one of the Mediterranean’s best wrecks.
About the dive
Um El Faroud is an advanced to expert dive site in Malta. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 10,216 dives here, going to 30 m on average in around 20 m of visibility. 11 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are moray eels, groupers and octopuses. Sightings peak in August, September and October.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Shore
- Avg. max depth
- 30 m
- Visibility
- 20 m
- Dive time
- 43 min
- Logged dives
- 10,216
- Busiest months
- Aug · Sep · Oct
- Region
- Ionian Sea
Most sighted here
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
GroupersPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
OctopusesPhoto: Nick Brice · CC0
ScorpionfishPhoto: Pia B · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Um El Faroud and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Damselfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Cuttlefish |
The wreck
This site is home to the wreck of the Um El Faroud. Its full story, chapters and photos are in the app.
The story of the Um El Faroud →Dive centers nearby
1 dive center within 10 km:
- DIVEMASTERS MALTA2.5 km
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