El Vapor
Located just one mile southeast of the Cabo de Gata Lighthouse, the most important wreck in the southern Mediterranean began 90 years ago thanks to a steam merchant ship (Czechoslovak and named Arna) about 100 meters long.
Located within the natural park, it requires a special permit to dive in it and contains abundant marine life, including schools of sargo fish, corvinas, groupers, pollocks, sunfish...
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Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Moray Eel
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
Barracuda
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Grouper/Basslets
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 190
Conger Eel
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Angelfish
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 350
Damselfish
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Squid
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 120
Cuttlefish
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000