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U-1277, wreck
★★★★☆
(1,429)
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.
Many species of marine life can be seen here such as schools of pout, octopus, crabs, conger eels,and lobster. Some anemones currently cover the hull. Macro life can also be observed.
Dive Activity
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: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
335 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
19
M
17
J
56
J
87
A
128
S
21
O
6
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0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 190
Alamy-Water Frame
Conger Eel
443 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
0
A
22
M
25
J
90
J
112
A
155
S
26
O
9
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
396 Sightings
J
3
F
2
M
0
A
19
M
23
J
83
J
101
A
136
S
22
O
7
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
324 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
0
A
17
M
18
J
65
J
86
A
113
S
16
O
5
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 55
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Lobster
40 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
10
J
11
A
15
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
