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Capo Carbonara · Italy · Reef

Relitto dei Tubi

A named point off Isola dei Cavoli, granite rather than steel

Area photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0

Relitto dei Tubi is a catalogued dive point on the ground off Isola dei Cavoli, inside the Capo Carbonara marine protected area. Despite the name, the park's own description is of raised granite rock rather than a shipwreck: maximum depth 30 m, interest rated medium-to-low for landscape and fish life, and open to beginners.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Relitto dei Tubi: typical dive to 30 m (to 100 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit30 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

39.0886° N, 9.5488° EPublished position for this site.

The dive

The site sits on the ground off Isola dei Cavoli and is built of granite rocks standing in elevation off the bottom. The marine park rates it medium-to-low for both landscape and fish life and passes it as suitable for beginners, with a first-level certification enough; the maximum depth on the card is 30 m, so most of the dive is spent shallower than that, on the raised rock itself.

The name promises a wreck - literally the pipe wreck - and the Italian Wikipedia article on the protected area does file it under Relitti, in a list of six named points introduced with the line that wrecks of every era lie on these bottoms, from Roman galleys to modern cargo ships. No vessel, date or position is given for this one, and the park's own body text for the site describes only granite in elevation. Nothing published explains what the pipes were, so ask the centre before booking it as a wreck dive.

Marine life and season

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

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Season follows Capo Carbonara: May–Oct is the settled season with the warmest water; the mistral and easterlies close the exposed seccas in winter.

Sources

  1. Relitto dei Tubi - Immersioni in AMP — Area Marina Protetta Capo Carbonara
  2. Area naturale marina protetta Capo Carbonara — Wikipedia (Italian)

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