Milos & Kimolos · Greece · Wreck
Africa Shipwreck
Engine and machinery exposed inside a wave-broken cargo boat
The Africa is a cargo boat that sank in 2003 near Sarakiniko beach on Milos and now lies broken up in shallow water close to shore. It is a shore dive with a maximum of 10 m, where divers look into the opened hull at the engine and machinery.
Also known as Africa, Shipwreck Africa, Shipwreck named Africa.
Where it is and how deep
36.7426° N, 24.4583° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive starts from the shore and stays shallow, never deeper than 10 m. The waves have torn the 100 m cargo boat apart, so the inside of the hull lies open and the engine and machinery can be seen. Octopus, scorpionfish and moray eels live in the wreckage, and the shallow water allows long bottom times in good natural light.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Africa
- Type
- Cargo boat
- Length
- 100 m (328 ft)
- Sunk
- 2003
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- Broken up by the waves in shallow water off the shore, within 10 m
Marine life and season
- Octopus & cuttlefish
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair |
Season follows Milos & Kimolos: May, June, September and October give calm water with fewer crowds; the July and August meltemi can shut Kleftiko for days.
Questions divers ask
Is the Africa wreck on Milos a shore or a boat dive?+
A shore dive. The broken cargo boat lies within 10 m, so the whole wreck is reached by swimming out from the beach.
Sources
- For certified divers — Dive in Milos
- Shipwreck named Africa — DivePlanner Pro
- Shipwreck named Africa — PADI
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