Maceió & Praia do Francês · Brazil · Wreck
Sequipe
An intact 20 m winch barge at 30 to 32 m, known locally as the Draga Nova
The Sequipe is a winch barge built to carry materials, 20 m long, lying intact at 30 to 32 m off Maceió. Local fishermen call it the Draga Nova, the new dredge, to tell it from the older Draguinha. It is one of the three large Maceió wrecks, about an hour out by boat and dived by advanced divers only.
Also known as Sequipe II, Draga Nova.
Where it is and how deep
9.7482° S, 35.6262° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
The Sequipe is one of three large wrecks off Maceió, the other two being the Draguinha and the Dragão. Operators take advanced divers only. The barge lies at 30 to 32 m, and the visibility around it ranges from 10 to 30 m depending on the day.
Unlike the other two, which lie broken up and capsized, the Sequipe is intact. It is a small hull, 20 m long, 7.5 m wide and 1.4 m deep, built as a barge with a winch for carrying materials. Fishermen in the region know it as the Draga Nova, the new dredge, while the Draguinha is the old one.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Sequipe II
- Type
- Winch barge for carrying materials
- Length
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- Intact at 30-32 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 | Fair | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime |
Season follows Maceió & Praia do Francês: October to April is the season; June to August brings rain and strong wind. December to February books up weeks ahead.
Dive videos
Mergulho naufrágio Sequipe · Marcio Vital Valença on YouTube
Raia no Sequipe (HD) · Bernardo Pereira on YouTube
Questions divers ask
How deep is the Sequipe wreck in Maceió?+
The Sequipe lies intact at 30 to 32 m. It is a 20 m winch barge about an hour by boat from Maceió, and operators take advanced divers only.
Sources
- Paju Scuba - Mergulhos — Paju Scuba
- Naufrágio Sequipe II — Brasil Mergulho
More dive sites in Maceió & Praia do Francês
Wreck
An upside-down 53 m dredge at 30 to 32 m, its metalwork covered in coral
Wreck
A capsized 50 m dredge at 27 to 30 m, with an old boiler among the wreckage
A reef-sheltered bay pool dived from the sand, no deeper than 10 m
Reef
A 70 m rock formation with plateaus, 20 minutes off Maceió
Similar dives elsewhere
A 102 m British steamer lying between 15 and 27 m
Wreck
Cavo Artemidi
Salvador & Baía de Todos os Santos · Brazil
Brazil's largest diveable wreck, a 161 m bulk carrier lost in 1980
Wreck
Galeão Sacramento
Salvador & Baía de Todos os Santos · Brazil
Cannons and anchors from a galleon lost in 1668
Wartime landing ship with cranes and holds, home to turtles and rays