Saracen

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Saracen

★★★★★ (2)

The Saracen, April 4, 1911, was an imposing English steamer weighing 3272 tons, 103.6 meters long, 14.8 meters wide and with a draught of 7 meters. On December 26, 1917, she struck La Roche des Plâtresses. She rests on her keel at 50m. Still equipped with its cannon and propeller.

You can spot leeches, free lobsters and crayfish. There are numerous gorgonians at the boiler.

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Total number of species: 190

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Dive Sites Nearby

Mares

Le danger du Toro (★4.4)

The Toro danger is a site located between the Vacca rock and the Toro island. It is marked by a danger beacon. In reality, these are 2 flat-headed rocky ascents.
Aqualung

Le danger de la Vacca (★4.3)

Danger de la Vacca, near Porto-Vecchio in Corsica, is a dive site renowned for its spectacular underwater scenery and exceptional biodiversity. Accessible to intermediate to advanced divers, this site offers depths ranging from 15 to 40 meters.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Les arches (★3.9)

Les Arches, near Porto-Vecchio in Corsica, is a dive site remarkable for its natural rock formations in the shape of underwater arches. Accessible to intermediate to advanced divers, this site offers depths ranging from 10 to 30 meters.
PORTO-VECCHIO PLONGEE, 20137 PORTO-VECCHIO

le rocher de la vacca sud (★4.5)

Vacca Rock, known in Corsican as "Vacca Rocherdela", is an uninhabited, vegetation-free islet in the Cerbical Islands reserve. Diving takes place along the length of the island at depths ranging from 3 to 25 meters. Several dive sites are available from Vacca Rocher Sud.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Les aiguilles de la Vacca (★4.3)

Les aiguilles de la Vacca is an extension of the Vacca rock. Diving takes place on a seabed ranging from 13 to 28 meters over an arc-shaped rock. Several dive routes are available.
Laurent D. (#4129974)

Le rocher de la Vacca Nord (★4.4)

Vacca Rock, known in Corsican as “Vacca Rocherdela“, is an uninhabited, vegetation-free islet in the Cerbical Islands reserve. Diving takes place along the length of the island at depths ranging from 3 to 25 meters. Several dive sites are available from Vacca Rocher North.
Aqualung

Île de Forana - Nord-Est (banc de sable) (★4.3)

Forana Island (north-east site - sandbar) is an uninhabited island in the Cerbical Islands reserve. It's also a bird sanctuary. Diving at Forana Nord Est (sandbar), takes place on the edge of the island from 3 to 15 meters. Several dive courses are available.
PORTO-VECCHIO PLONGEE, 20137 PORTO-VECCHIO

Ile de Forana - Nord Ouest (★4.5)

Forana Island (north-western site) is an uninhabited island in the Cerbical Islands reserve. It is also a bird sanctuary. Diving at Forana Nord-Ouest takes place on a plateau ranging from 3 to 15 meters. You dive in the nursery on Forana Island.
Scubapro

Île de Forana - Nord-Est (★4.2)

Forana Island (north-east site) is an uninhabited island in the Cerbical Islands reserve. It's also a bird sanctuary. Diving at Forana Nord Est takes place on plateaus ranging from 6 to 20 meters. Several dive itineraries are available.
PORTO-VECCHIO PLONGEE, 20137 PORTO-VECCHIO

Ile de Forana - Nord (★4.0)

Forana Island (north site) is an uninhabited island in the Cerbical Islands reserve. It's also a bird sanctuary. Diving at Forana Nord takes place on plateaus ranging from 6 to 20 meters. Several dive itineraries are available.
Aqualung

L’Anse de la Chiappa (★4.3)

Anse de la Chiappa is a remarkable dive site for divers of all levels. Depths range from 5 to 30 meters. You'll discover a variety of underwater landscapes: spectacular rock formations and faults.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Le phare de la Chiappa (★4.0)

The Chiappa lighthouse is a diving site that combines a white bank, a seagrass bed and a rocky bottom. The site lies at the foot of the lighthouse, on a seabed of 6 to 20 meters.
Mares

Le vieux port (★4.5)

The Vieux Port dive site in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, is popular for its easy access and calm waters, and is suitable for beginners and advanced divers alike.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

La pointe de la Chiappa (★4.2)

Pointe de la Chiappa is a popular dive site in Corsica, offering ideal conditions for all levels of divers. The site, located near Porto-Vecchio, offers depths ranging from 10 to 30 meters.
PORTO-VECCHIO PLONGEE, 20137 PORTO-VECCHIO

Epave “La Pecorella“ (★4.5)

The wreck "La Pecorella" is a 45-meter cement carrier that sank just off the gulf of Porto-Vecchio. The ship is visible from the surface. Its bow is at 6 meters and the bottom at 13 meters. The ship is in good condition and the holds can be visited.
Aqualung

La pinella (★4.6)

The wreck of the Pinella, located near the Pécorella lighthouse at the exit of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, is a dive site accessible to beginners and experienced divers alike. This 45-meter-long cement ship rests on a sandy seabed at a maximum depth of 12 meters, with its deck at around 6 meters.
Aqualung

Pointe de campomoro (★4.0)

The Pointe de Campomoro dive site in southern Corsica, renowned for its crystal-clear waters and biodiversity, is a real gem for scuba diving enthusiasts. Accessible to all levels, it offers safe and rewarding dives for beginners and experienced divers alike.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Plage du Mancinu (★4.2)

The Mancinu beach is located at the foot of the Propriano diving club. 100 m2 of protected water, max depth 9M.
Mares

Tour de la Calanca (★4.5)

In the immediate vicinity of the famous Calanca tower, Propiano Plongée's favorite dive site, come and discover the splendor of underwater life on a rocky reef up to 10 m deep.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Le Jardin (★4.4)

Departing from the center, the boat will take you to a rock at a depth of 22 meters. On the north side of this rock, a drop-off will take you to a depth of 42 meters, while on the south side the rock gradually descends to 38 meters.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

les aiguilles (Porto pollo) (★4.3)

A rocky head at a depth of 12 metres, this rocky site reaches a maximum depth of 50 metres at the sand. All these rocky peaks are home to a wealth of flora and fauna.
Mares

pyramides (★4.4)

The Pyramids is a site for experienced divers only. You can reach the Cathedral or Needles sites, both about 150m away.
Mares

les cathedrales (★4.6)

A rocky head 6 meters below the surface, with several plateaus at depths of 30-40-60 meters. A vertiginous site offering a feast for the eyes at any depth.
Aqualung

Sec du Taravu (★4.1)

By boat, we'll arrive on this dry flush with the water. On the east side, a plateau between 10 and 12 meters deep, and on the west side a drop-off up to 40 meters deep. This site is also ideal for night dives.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

La roche bleue (★4.5)

You'll arrive by boat on a rock at a depth of 25 metres, on the north side of the site you'll find a depth of 40 metres and on the south side 47 metres of sand.