Impérial du milieu

Petit îlot rocheux située au sud de Marseille, au large du massif des Calanques. Elle fait partie de l’archipel de Riou.un beau canyon suivi de son tombant.Il ne sera pas rare d’y voir des merous, mostelles, loups, anthias, castagnoles et même des barracoudas.

Les Pharillons sont situés à la pointe Sud de l’île Maïre, il s’agit de deux rochers. un beau tombant avec deux arches principales et d’autres plus petites.

Le 17 juin 1903, moins d’une heure après son appareillage du port de Marseille pour Bastia, le paquebot est éperonné à tribord avant par l’Insulaire, revenant de Toulon avec à son bord une quarantaine de passagers et qui s’apprête à rentrer dans la rade à proximité de l’île Maïre.

Formed by three big boulders cut by two faults, this plateau presents an emerging ridge at 11 meters to die on a sandy bottom at 25 meters. A loop of the site can be realized by taking the two faults covered with red and yellow gorgonians.

The rock, of imposing size, is cut by large faults and decorated with holes and scree on its periphery. The eastern side of the rock has a drop off covered in gorgonians and sponges. In the vicinity, if you move away a little, you will find other small rocks covered with fish.

The site consists of a series of rocks running from north to south at a depth of 8 to 18 metres. At the end of this rocky bar surrounded by posidonia, towards the south, you will find a statue of a mermaid.

One of the richest sites in terms of aquatic fauna and flora and therefore a must-see in this area. Consisting of several large rocks interspersed with canyons that you can walk through to observe attached life such as walls of red Gorgonians, encrusting Anemones, various varieties of Sponges and Doris.

Beautiful wreck of a boat measuring 55m long. A buoy allows to moor the boat and to reach the deck of the boat at 27m along the boute. The starboard side is covered with gorgonian sea fans, the propeller is as big as a diver and is visible in the sand at 36 meters depth. On the port side, the debris of the wreck.

After a descent into the water along the mooring, the silhouette of the plane can be seen at 42 metres, like a broken steel carcass on a sandy background. The cockpit, on the other hand, rests on 46 metres of water and is 130 metres away... It is therefore the subject of another dive.

La plongée est une alternance de gros éboulis rocheux et se termine au sud par de magnifiques arrêtes jusqu’a 40 m. Abrité du vent d’est avec possibilité d’amarrage sur 4 bouées.