Founded in 2005, Submersus has experienced instructors in teaching recreational and technical diving. Submersus is licensed by the IPDJ (Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth) as a diving school, filling station, and equipment rental center. The school employs professional recreational and technical diving instructors from various agencies, certified by the Portuguese Navy. Submersus offers unique conditions in northern Portugal for learning and improving diving skills, with facilities that include a classroom, shop, filling station, and experienced instructors dedicated exclusively to teaching recreational and technical diving. We offer courses from the most prestigious agencies worldwide. Our resources, our DIR (Do It Right) philosophy, and our instructors make Submersus a benchmark school of excellence in Portugal.
ACTIVITIES: Submersus is truly committed to the activity! More than a school, a club for those passionate about the activity! With the aim of creating diving opportunities for its students, clients, and friends, Submersus frequently organizes diving activities, including local diving trips, diving trips abroad, training sessions, workshops, and presentations. There’s no reason to stay home!
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Submersus provides all its students and clients with maintenance services for the equipment for which it is an authorized seller. As an authorized maintenance center for POSEIDON, HALCYON, SCUBAPRO, APEKS, AQUALUNG and MARES, it provides technical assistance for regulators, balancers (BCDs), wetsuits, drysuits and computers.
OUR MISSION: To train competent divers passionate about the underwater world. Our mission is to provide quality training based on the DIR (Do It Right) philosophy, focusing on competence and safety. OUR VALUES: Committed to EXCELLENCE and driven by PASSION, we are oriented towards the COMPETENCE of our students.
The U-1277 is a German submarine from World War II located in a North-West direction from Oporto, off Cabo do Mundo, 10 minutes away from Leixões marina. Laying on a sandy bottom 31 meters deep, it lays to the port side about 45º, with the bow pointing southeast. The wreck is accessible only by boat.
Old shipwreck located off S Paio, Vila Chã. Perched on a sandy bottom 33 meters deep, it provides the opportunity to observe different types of cannons and mortars from the 19th century. Accessible only by boat.
This is the wreck of a trawling vessel located northwest of the Guilhada rock, Mindelo. She is on a sandy bottom, leaning against a stone, tumbled to starboard 27 meters deep. This site is accessible only by boat.
This is the wreck of a barge located off the Cabedelo sandbank, on the mouth of the Douro River. It is perched on a sandy bottom 10 meters deep with northeast-southeast orientation. This site is accessible by the beach or by boat.
This is the shipwreck of a freighter near the mouth of the Douro River, on a sandy bottom 14 meters deep with a West-East orientation. Accessible only by boat.
The wreck of this barge rests at 27 meters deep on a sandy bottom. Located off the mouth of the Douro River, approximately 3 nautical miles from land, and is accessible only by boat.
Shipwreck located south of the mouth of the Douro River, off the beach of Madalena. Sand bottom with a maximum depth of 21 meters. Accessible only by boat.
Pêlo Negro is a high rock located off the beach of Leça da Palmeira, 5 minutes from the marina of Leixões. The base of the rock is close to 20 meters and the peak is around 8 meters. Accessible only by boat.
Prego is a high rock located off Angeiras, with the sand bottom at about 20 meters and the peak around 9 meters deep. In the rock, there is a crack that resembles a nail and gives name to this submerged rock. Accessible only by boat.
This cruise ship was stranded off Memory Beach, southeast of the old town. On a mixed background of rock and sand between 9 and 15 meters deep, the wreckage of this shipwreck lies scattered. This site is accessible by beach or by boat.
Olo is a high rock located off the breakwater of the port of Leixões. The base of the rock is close to 19 meters and the top is around 10 meters. It is accessible only by boat.
Located next to Matosinhos Beach, this place is sheltered by the south pier of the port of Leixões. The site consists of rocks next to the pier, predominant sand bottom, and depths that can vary between 2 and 7 meters. Accessible by beach or boat.
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