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Wreck Diving

Have you ever seen a sunken ship? Lanzarote is home to some interesting shipwrecks... but before diving, it's very fascinating to research the history of a ship, learn how it sank, and then explore it underwater.

Diving near a sunken ship creates a sense of mystery and adventure, exploring the past and seeing what time has created through the growing corals and the life within them, the transition from the dead past to the living present.

SHIPWRECKS from Puerto del Carmen
The wrecks are located in this area in Puerto del Carmen.

The wrecks of Puerto del Carmen are an ideal dive site for both beginners and experienced divers. The area is accessible by boat and consists of a metal transport ship, the newest and flattest, and 5 wooden fishing boats.

The deepest wreck is known as La Hélice and takes its name because the propeller and metal rudder are still well preserved. The propeller of this wreck is at a depth of 12 to 40 metres and as you climb up to the deck you can easily spot schools of barracudas. A wall of volcanic rock adjoins the hull and if we climb up it we find a cave full of white and yellow sponges slightly to the left at a depth of about 24 metres.

If we turn west along the sand, at a depth of 30 meters we can find a large volcanic rock that crowns the reef with a small cave, in this area large stingrays and rays are sometimes seen.