Gotland & Fårö · Sweden · Wreck
Stern
A galley or archipelago corvette, protected as an ancient monument
Stern is an old wooden vessel lying beyond the Casper wreck off Digerhuvud on Fårö, either a galley or an archipelago corvette. It lies at 58 m and is advanced technical diving. The wreck is protected as an ancient monument, so nothing on it may be touched or lifted.
Also known as Digerhuvud Stern.
Where it is and how deep
57.9827° N, 19.1139° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive starts from the skrevan at Digerhuvud and runs first to Casper, then 50 to 75 m out along the line of Casper's mast to Stern's bow. The swim is long, and gas planning has to allow for it. Stern is a wooden wreck about 350 years old, mostly a large pile of planks, but iron cannons still lie intact on their carriages and carvings can be made out on the hull.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Stern
- Type
- Galley or archipelago corvette
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- Beyond the Casper wreck off Digerhuvud, Fårö, at 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Gotland & Fårö: Club dives run all year; weather picks each day's shore, and the water swings from about 2 °C to 19 °C.
Know before you go
- The wreck is an ancient monument; nothing may be touched or lifted.
- The swim out from Casper is long, so the gas plan must cover the transit as well as the depth.
Sources
- Digerhuvud Stern dykplats — dykarna.nu
- Dykning i Östersjön — Visit Gotland
- Tauchplatz Gotland insgesamt Bericht — taucher.net
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