Zenobia Wreck

Zenobia Wreck is the most famous dive site on Cyprus and one of the best in the world. It was a Swedish ferry (172m/564ft long) that carried trucks and sank close to Larnaca (south-east of Cyprus) in June of 1980. More than 100 trucks were still shackled in place when the ship went down. Some of those trucks are still hanging on chains on the deck of the ship and are well preserved. The internal compartments of Zenobia are of particular interest. A large number of transitions and the interiors is still intact. It is still possible to sit in the cabs of trucks and the majority of the cargo remains is still recognizable. Zenobia is suitable for newly qualified divers (16m/52ft depth along the starboard side of the ship) as well as for experienced recreational divers who can swim around the wreck and make some gentle penetrations into the wreck in the light zone. Experienced technical divers can explore the ship's cargo decks and accommodation block right up to extremely adventurous dives within the lower car deck or the engine room (max depth of 42m/137ft). Another point of interest is the more easily accessible bridge and the mess hall just below.