Larnaca Bay (Zenobia Wreck Area)

Cyprus

Dive region in Larnaca Bay centered on the MS Zenobia, a 172m ferry wreck lying on its port side between 16 and 42 metres, ranked among the top wreck dives in the world.

The MS Zenobia, a RO-RO ferry, capsized and sank on 7 June 1980 on her maiden voyage, coming to rest about 1,500 m offshore at a depth of about 42 metres. It is consistently ranked among the top wreck dives worldwide, reachable in about 15 minutes by boat from Larnaca. Dive-industry sources describe a long-managed no-fishing zone around the wreck, a detail not independently confirmed by Wikipedia. Source: Wikipedia (MS Zenobia), Visit Cyprus, PADI.