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Beirut & Jounieh · Lebanon · Reef · Sand slope

Smashed

A wreck of unknown story on a rock and sand slope, 9 to 55 m

Area photo: Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA · CC BY 2.0

Smashed is a rock and sand site reached by a 10-minute swim from shore, with a depth range that runs from 9 m to 55 m. A shipwreck lies on the site, though how the ship came to be wrecked is not recorded. The lower part of the profile is far below recreational limits, so the depth a diver plans is the main decision here.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Smashed: typical dive 9–55 m (30–180 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit9 m55 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 70 m (230 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

34.0363° N, 35.6238° EPublished position for this site.

The dive

The dive starts from the shore with a swim of about 10 minutes out to the site, on the Keserwan coast north of Jounieh, where a local club lists it as a deep wreck formation. The shallowest part of the dive is around 9 m, over a mix of rock and sand, and from there the bottom carries on down.

The site keeps going deeper, to 55 m, and somewhere on it lies a shipwreck whose story is not known: there are not enough details to say how the ship was wrecked. The lower part of that range lies far beyond recreational limits, so the planned maximum depth decides how much of the site a diver sees before turning back toward the shore.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Smashed
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Season follows Beirut & Jounieh: June to October is the reliable window, with September and October clearest; winter boats cancel often, and sand tigers are reported mostly in July and August.

Know before you go

  • The depth range runs down to 55 m, well beyond recreational limits; set a maximum depth before the dive and hold it.

Dive videos

Smashed & Ghost net Scuba diving Lebanon · Mph on YouTube

Sources

  1. Smashed — Scubago — Scubago / SSI MyDiveGuide
  2. SDLL Dive Sites — SDLL Club

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