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Agios Nikolaus |
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Max Depth 70 meters
Certification PADI Tec Trimix |
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Agios Nikolaus - The most recent (1964), deepest and bigger of all the wrecks ( + 100 m) in the area. The ship carried 3200 tons of ore from Romenia to Antuerpia, in open bilges. Hit by a storm it started to put water in the bilges and to gain inclination. It made an aid request when passing Cape Carvoeiro. With the entrance of the water it occured an explosion in the boilers and the vessel sank south of the Berlengas. She lays in a sandy bottom between 66 and 70 meters of depth being a very demanding, only Trimix or CCR dive .
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Dago |
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Max Depth 52 meters
Certification PADI Tec Deep |
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Dago - A Brasilian ship, she was cruising from Oporto to Lisbon. In 14th March 1942 was sunk by a German plane SW of Cape Carvoeiro. It lays in a sandy bottom, 50 meters deep. It is broken in half but still is one of the portuguese wrecks in wich divers can go inside the hull.
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Henry Mori |
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Max Depth 22 meters
Certification PADI OWD |
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Henry Mori - The Henry Mori is among the wrecks of the Shipwreck Cemetary , in the Farilhões. It is badly dismantled but we can still explore the remaining portions of the boilers and container-type compartments. It is a diving that for times is also full of life, mainly near the surface, in the areas where surf hits the rocks.
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Highland Hope Camrose |
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Max Depth 18 meters
Certification PADI OWD |
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Camrose/Highland Hope - This dive, also part of the Shipwreck cemetary, can only be done with calm seas for it is an exposed area. It is started habitually next to the propeller of the Camrose and follows its lode until arriving at the boilers. Later it can be continued in the same direction until finding the remaining portions of the stern of the Highland Hope. The area of the boilers is quite interesting, with many residents (Spider crabs, Wrasses, Congers).
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Maroudio Inglessi |
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Max Depth 40 meters
Certification PADI Rescue Diver |
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Maroudio Inglessi – This wreck lays in Estelas, near to Broeiro reef. The ship is divided in two areas, North and south of the reef. Remainings of the engine and the boillers are quite impressive. It has lots of Spider Crabs and conger Eels sheltered in its boillers, and also the area around the reef is very rich in fishlife.
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Primavera |
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Max Depth 21 meters
Certification PADI OWD |
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Primavera– This wreck is the easiest one in the Berlengas. Its protected localization allows us to dive there when other places can not be done. Although badly wrecked the Primavera still gives the magic of diving in a wreck. There we can find also Fork-beard, Redfish, Wrasse and Lobsters. John Dory and Sunfish can also be seen.
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Rio Grande |
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Max Depth 18 meters
Certification PADI OWD |
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Rio Grande - This isolated wreck lays in the West part of the Farillon islands. Its boiller is the biggest of them all and it it very close to the rock of . Several parts of the ship are spread for quite a big area. It is curious how parts of metal seem to be blended with the rock.
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Sapho |
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Max Depth 35 meters
Certification PADI Rescue |
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Sapho – Another wreck in Estelas, there is a lot to explore in this spot. Furthermore, in it one of the places in all of the area where we can see more fishlife.
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Vapor do Trigo - Andreos |
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Max Depth 26 meters
Certification PADI AOWD |
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Vapor Do Trigo (Andreos) - the Andreos is another sheltered spot, close to the Berlenga, that can be done even with hard seas. The most interesting area is around the boilers, inhabited for great residents but the structure has also many interesting holes to explore. It has usually great pink Sea-bream that swim isolated or in small shoals. For moreover, as it is in an area of current confluence is usual to see Sunfish in
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