The Docktor is a wreck section about 100 m long and 12 m high lying off Katharinenhof on Fehmarn. It was being towed from Sweden across the Baltic when it sprang a leak on New Year's Eve 2006, and it was set down on the seabed in a controlled grounding. Depending on their training, divers explore it from outside or inside.
Also known as Docktor wreck.
Where it is and how deep
54.4352° N, 11.2800° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The structure rises from 15 m to within 4 m of the surface, so in good visibility its outline shows from the boat. It sits on pale sand, and its surfaces have been settled by mussels, plumose anemones and countless starfish.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Docktor
- Type
- Wreck section
- Length
- 100 m (328 ft)
- Sunk
- 2006
- Cause
- Sprang a leak while under tow from Sweden and was set down in a controlled grounding
- Lies
- Off Katharinenhof on Fehmarn, between 4 and 15 m
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Fehmarn: Boats run from May to September, and July and August are the peak, with wreck trips almost every day.
Dive videos
Docktor · Tauchbasis - Katharinenhof Fehmarn on YouTube
Sources
- Bootstauchgänge — Tauchen Südstrand
- Katharinenhof, Fehmarn — OpenStreetMap
Photo credits
- Boulder-strewn pebble beach under a wooded cliff, a fallen tree lying across the stones and waves breaking under a grey sky by Xjvolker, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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