Diving trip on the Haven’s wreck site

High biological and photographic interests

Depth: 36 – 80 m

Certification required: Advanced Deep – Decompression diving – Trimix diver depending on the depth

Diving: challenging

Largest accessible wreck in the Mediterranean Sea

Jewel anemone

Habitat: Lives on rocky bottoms
Colour pattern: Variable
Dimensions: max 15 mm
Biology: Stinging tentacles ending in tiny spheres
Curiosity: Each animal has more than a 100 tentacles

Black coral

Habitat: Lives on rocky bottoms
Colour pattern: Black rigid inner skeleton
Dimensions: max 1,5 m
Biology: White polyps with short tentacles
Curiosity: A colony of single individuals (polyps)

Black sea cucumber

Habitat: Lives on rocky bottoms
Colour pattern: Blackish with white papillae
Dimensions: Up to 25 cm long
Biology: Detritivore
Curiosity: Excretes white-pink sticky filaments when threatened

For further information, contact the Tourist Information and Reception Offices of the relevant Municipalities.

Comune di Arenzano
iat@comune.arenzano.ge.it
www.comune.arenzano.ge.it

In the Gulf of Genoa is the wreck of the supertanker Haven, sunk in 1991, and is the largest open wreck in the Mediterranean.

The dive is considered demanding and strongly not recommended for inexperienced divers and divers with disabilities.

A Virtual Tour has been created which makes the site accessible to all, guarantees greater safety as it offers the possibility to study the site before diving and promotes the biological richness of the site.

Go to the Virtual Tour

Best Practices

This information is only an indication of some behaviors to be respected in order to dive safely and with respect for the environment.

Obligation to dive with a guide

If possible, collect plastic, abandoned nets and general rubbish to help preserve the marine environment

Find out in advance about the dive, the difficulties, access points and environmental excellences and which diving centres offer the excursion on the site

Strong current

Do not damage the seabed or cliffs and do not take shells or rocks.

Do not disturb the animals

Check your equipment

Ghost nets