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Spanish Barges
Overview
Description
The Spanish Barges are a series of 4 individual wrecks, 2 of which are believed to have been dumped there in the 1950s during the refurbishment of the jetty. The other two wrecks, which lay further from the shore were sunk in the 1980s as part of Gibraltar's artificial reef program which has since become a haven for life and has helped regenerate the local marine life
Location 36.11955, -5.35173Get Directions
Dive Types
Wreck, Beach, Drift, Reef, Sandy bottom, Ocean
Suggested Equipment
Booties, Camera, Dive computer, Dive Flag, Dive Knife, Hood, Surface Marker Buoy, Torch, Wetsuit
Entry
Shore
Common SightingsTriggerfish, Tuna, Bream, Moray eel, Lobster, Octopus, Gorgonian fan, Conger Eel, Squat lobster, Astroides Calycularis, Seabream, Rainbow Wrasse, Brittle Star, Seastars, Spider crab, Ballan Wrasse
Water Type
Salt
Maximum Depth 72 feet / 22 meters
Entry
ShoreShore/Beach
Common SightingsSharks, Whales, Dolphins, Turtles
Water Type
Salt
Maximum Depth 72 feet / 22 meters
Sources: This page wouldn't be possible without contributions from the following PADI members: Dive Charters Gibraltar, Diving with NicDisclaimer
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