Oslofjord · Norway · Wreck
Sorte Bill
A guide line that breaks at 19 m and carries on through open water to the hull
Area photo: Vidar A from Gozo, Malta · CC BY 2.0
Sorte Bill is a small wreck lying at 30 m off the outer marina at Svestad on Nesodden. Divers reach it from shore by following a guide line down from a pier, and the last stretch of that line runs through open water to the hull.
Also known as Sortebill.
Where it is and how deep
59.7799° N, 10.5910° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The descent starts at the corner of the southern pier in the outer marina, where a line waits at 10 m. The line gradually goes deeper to 19 m, where there is a break, and from there it continues through open water to Captain Sortebill's ship. The hull rests at 30 m and is a small one, 15.5 m long and 4.5 m wide.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Sorte Bill
- Type
- Small vessel, 15.5 m by 4.5 m
- Length
- 15.5 m (51 ft)
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- On the bottom at 30 m, at the end of a guide line from the southern pier of the outer marina at Svestad
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 | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
Season follows Oslofjord: Autumn and winter are usually the high season; September to March has the clearest water, April to October the warmest.
Dive videos
Wreck diving "Sorte Bill" Norway · Christian de Groot on YouTube
Sources
- Sortebill dive site — ScubaGo (SSI)
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