Primošten & Rogoznica · Croatia · Wreck · Reef
Fisherman's friend wreck
A small wreck at 22 m reached over rock clusters full of macro
Area photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fisherman's friend is dived as a rock swim with a wreck at the end of it, 5 to 22 m, and the catalogue's note is that the big clusters of rock on the way out and back are where the sea life is. No published source names the vessel, which Pongo describes as a large fishing boat standing upright. The rocks are the macro ground; scorpionfish, octopus and eels work the wreck.
Where it is and how deep
43.6282° N, 15.9026° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The swim out is half the dive. Pongo starts it at 3 to 5 m along the coastline of the island of Tmara, with big boulders on the right that you keep to the deep side of, then turns 90 degrees toward deeper water and arrives at the bow railing. The wreck is a large fishing vessel standing upright, and you can pass through the crane on its stern; a school of smaller fish usually surrounds it.
On the rocks the catalogue points photographers at nudibranchs and crabs, calling it some of the best macro ground here, and Pongo's advice is to stay shallow on the way out because most of the interesting life is there. Around the wreck scorpionfish sit still on the metal, octopus take the holes, moray and conger eels hold in the cracks, and spider fish rest on the stones. The way back runs between the boulders to a small swim-through at the end.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Unnamed wreck known as Fisherman's friend
- Type
- Fishing vessel, unidentified
- Cause
- Not established by any published source
- Lies
- Upright at the deep end of the site, with a crane on the stern divers swim through
Marine life and season
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus & cuttlefish
- Macro critters
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Primošten & Rogoznica: The swimming season runs June to October; Pongo prices a low season as well, so winter diving happens at around 12–15 °C.
Sources
- Fishermarman's friend wreck — Scubago
- Best Dives in Croatia — Diving Center Pongo
- Fisherman friend wreck — Diving Center Pongo
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