Gothenburg Archipelago · Sweden · Wreck
Marina af Hönö
A steel trawler sunk in 2006 at Klåveskär, southeast of Vinga
Marina af Hönö is a 35 m steel trawler that sank in November 2006 at Klåveskär, just southeast of Vinga, and it is one of the boat-dive destinations of the Gothenburg dive boats. The wreck lies between 19 and 29 m.
Also known as Marina af Hono.
Where it is and how deep
57.6212° N, 11.6346° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive is on the steel hull of a fishing trawler lying at Klåveskär, off the southeast side of Vinga, with the wreck spanning a depth range from 19 m at its shallowest to 29 m at its deepest.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Marina af Hönö
- Type
- Steel trawler
- Length
- 35 m (115 ft)
- Sunk
- 2006
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- At Klåveskär just southeast of Vinga, between 19 and 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime |
Season follows Gothenburg Archipelago: At Trubaduren wolffish are near certain from December to midsummer, and June adds spiny dogfish; March has the coldest water.
Dive videos
Diving on Marina af Hönö - Göteborg-Vinga - On 20 of July 2017 and 2016 · wildswedes on YouTube
Sources
- Flying Divers - Dykmål för båtdykning — Flying Divers Göteborgs Dykcenter
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap
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