147 Logged Dives
Syracusa
SS Siracusa 1879-1897. 36m max depth. Built as the SS Bavaria, then renamed the SS Siracusa was a steamship carring a cargo of coal. When passing Newquay, she was caught up in a storm, subsequently wrecking off Towan Headland.
Expect to see pink sea fans, Devonshire cup corals, conger eels, lobsters and much larger fish life than in shallower waters.
DIVE TYPES
- Wreck Dive
Level
- Advanced
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Scuba
Entry
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt Water
currents
- no
- moderate
- medium
Maximum Depth
- 32m
Visibility
- 8m
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| Lion’s Mane Jellyfish |
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| Lion’s Mane Jellyfish |
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