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Limassol & the Three Stars Wreck · Cyprus · Drift

Shark Coves

Occasional Mediterranean seal sightings off the Akrotiri peninsula

Shark Coves is one of the Akrotiri peninsula sites, a group with Twin Rocks and the Akrotiri Fish Reserve that is dived between 9 and 20 m. Visibility is always excellent and the water often carries good currents for drift diving. Green and loggerhead turtles turn up here, and a Mediterranean seal is an occasional visitor.

Also known as Sharks Coves.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Shark Coves: typical dive 9–20 m (30–66 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit9 m20 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows Limassol & the Three Stars Wreck and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

The Akrotiri sites, Shark Coves among them, are dived between 9 and 20 m, and the current that often runs along this coast turns a dive into a drift. Visibility stays excellent, which helps when green and loggerhead turtles pass, and on rare dives a Mediterranean seal appears.

Marine life and season

  • Sea turtles
  • Seals & sea lions
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Season follows Limassol & the Three Stars Wreck: Centres stay open all year and no month is singled out as a peak; the sea is coolest in February and warmest in July.

Sources

  1. Akrotiri, Lemeos region — Limassol Tourism Development and Promotion Company
  2. Akrotiri Penninsula — Cyprus Dive Center Association

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Lady Thetis

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Wreck

Three Stars wreck

A ship that burned and ran aground in 1972, resting partly submerged off Akrotiri

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