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Shimmering water rising past a pale rock crusted with bright green algae and dark red weed, underwater — Pantelleria

Pantelleria · Italy · Seamount

Secca di Campobello

Groupers and big moray eels on a current-swept shoal

Area photo: Waielbi · CC BY-SA 3.0

Secca di Campobello is an offshore shoal off Pantelleria whose top rises to 12 m from a seabed beyond 40 m. Strong current often sweeps across it, and divers go for the groupers, lobsters and large moray eels that live among the rocks on its deeper flanks.

Also known as Campobello.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Secca di Campobello: typical dive 12–38 m (40–125 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit12 m38 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 50 m (164 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows Pantelleria and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

Once the boat has dropped anchor, divers go down the anchor chain and reach the top of the shoal at about 14 m. From there the dive works down the flanks of the shoal, where the bottom is often swept by strong current.

At 38 m the rocks hide groupers, lobsters and large moray eels, the deepest part of the route. The seabed around the shoal lies deeper still, past 40 m.

Marine life and season

  • Groupers
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Season follows Pantelleria: The sea feels quite warm from June to October and cool from December to May; dives can be booked all year.

Know before you go

  • The seabed of the shoal is frequently swept by a strong current.
  • In some periods of the year strong winds blow from the north and the south over this site.

Questions divers ask

How do divers get down to Secca di Campobello?+

The boat anchors on the shoal and divers descend along the anchor chain to the top, at about 14 m.

Sources

  1. Immersioni a Pantelleria — Green Divers
  2. Immersioni - Dive-X — Dive-X Cala Gadir
  3. A silent universe, full of surprises — Abitare Pantelleria

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