MS ZENOBIA

Check out our Post on the Recent Ban on Diving the Zenobia Here

MS Zenobia, is a Roll On Roll Out vessel (RORO) vessel that was carrying cargo from Sweeden to Syria, she never reached her final destination as a computer problem with the ballast system caused her to list, although an SOS message has been sent but the help has been delayed and the ship now lie on the sandy sea floor at a depth of 42 meters (138 feet) 1,5 Km offshore of Larnaca, Cyprus.

The Common name , known by divers is ZEN , MS Zenobia is listed among the top 25 Wreck dive around the world.

No matter if you are OW, advanced or technical diver Zenobia provides you with an ultimate diving experience with a depth varying from 18 meters (60 feet) to reach the bottom at 42 meters (138 feet).

 Diving outside the wreck their is plenty to see, the trucs that Zenobia used to carry are now scattered at depth varying from 25 meters (82 feet) to 42 meters (148 feet), and still 2 trucks are hanging on chains to the deck.

the propeller can be found at the stern of the wreck one at 28 meters (92 feet) and the other at 38 meters (125 feet).
 The cantene and the bridge are found on around 27 meters (122 feet) and are a nice dive with little penetration for all levels divers.
For advanced divers more advanced penetration can be done to the main lorry deck, which runs 72 meters (236 feet) and allows the divers to watch the truck wrecks that are located in the deck.
The technical divers their is another deck that runs 172 meters (565 feet) the long of the Ship , and there you can see Cars and JCB, you can also see the engine room.

 
Accessible to all divers and with plenty of historical value and variety of sea creature... no wonder why this wreck is on of the world best dive sites...

Deep Diver

Another Specialty Dive, the Deep dive certification is one of the widely spread certification.

This certification will take you to the ultimate experience where you will be able to visit diving spots where few others have visited before...and almost all intact wrecks lies under 30 meters so you will also have the ability to check these artificial reef, this means that have the Wreck diving certification together with Deep dive is the perfect combination ... 

To be entitled to take the Deep Dive certification you should have:

1. Open Water Certfication
2. Advanced Open Water Certification
3. Logged Dives (the number differ from one certification agency to another but in average it should be higher than 15)
4. Older than 18 Y.O

What will you learn in this program?

1. The effects of increasing pressure so you can enjoy the dive safely
2. Effective deep diving plan
3. Proper Surface support 
4. Using redundant Systems

needless to mention it , you will have your scuba skills enhanced....


The Certification is composed of a small presentation (theoretical course) and 4 deep dives (between 30 and 40 meters "100 and 132 feet") under the supervision of your instructor.

Fact: The majority of our oceans are deeper than 30 meters... so lets go and explore the biggest part !!!!

Wreck Diving

"Diving on wrecks means diving in the past - and it is always related with a certain thrill..."

Today we are gonna talk about the Wreck Diving Specialty course.It is an unbelievable experience to see a big ship from a bird's perspective and to glide towards the captain's bridge. But there are also tragedies related to wrecks.Diving on wrecks is exciting and there are some potential risks too, but with the right training WRECK DIVING will become a great adventure.

Why Wreck Diving?


A shipwreck is attractive to divers for several reasons:

1. it is an artificial reef, which creates a habitat for many type of marine life
2. it often is a large structure with many interesting pars and machinery, which is not normally closely observable on working, floating vessels.
3. it often has an exciting or tragic history
4. it present a new thrill for scuba diver.

Type of Wreck Diving:

1. Non-Penetration Diving (swimming over the wreck) which is the less hazardous form of wreck diving but divers should remain alerted from fishing line, fishing net and any sharp edge they may encounter.
2. Limited Penetration diving (within the "Light Zone"): it does present greater hazards due to overhead and greater proximity of the wreck's structure. But because of the proximity of a visible exit point and some amount of external light those hazards are managable.
3. Full Penetration Diving (Beyond the "light Zone:): this type of wreck diving involves the greatest risk including the rist of getting lost inside the wreck , complete darkness in case of light failure... this kind of wreck diving should be done by experienced divers and preferable technical divers.

Wreck diving is a funny, yet thrilling dive , where you can watch a wreck and remember the tragedy it went through.Make sure you are taking all precausions and safety measures tought during the course in order tnot to face another tragedy during your dive...
Dive Safe...