Tenerife · Spain · Wreck
Twin Wrecks
Two purpose-sunk hulls on open sand at 20 metres
Two vessels put down on purpose in front of Puerto Colón, five minutes out of the harbour, to give the marina a wreck dive of its own. They sit on open sand at 20 metres with no rock formations or other references around them, so the descent is onto flat ground and the hulls are the only structure on the site.
Where it is and how deep
28.0799° N, 16.7414° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The boat ride is five minutes from Puerto Colón and the drop is onto sand. The bottom here is flat and featureless — no rock formations and nothing to take a bearing from — so the line or the guide matters more than usual, and the two wrecks at 20 metres are the only structure in sight once you are down on it.
Both were sunk deliberately to create a dive site, and they sit in the middle of the sand rather than against any reef, which is the point of them: on ground this open, structure is where the fish are. The site is reachable only by boat, and with the bottom flat at 20 metres the profile is a square one, so gas and no-stop time rather than terrain decide when to head up.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Two unnamed vessels
- Type
- Purpose-sunk wrecks
- Cause
- Deliberately sunk to create a dive site
- Lies
- Two hulls on open sand at 20 m in front of Puerto Colón
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
Season follows Tenerife: Divable all year in 18–25°C water; Jun–Oct is warmest and calmest, and winter swell mainly affects the north coast.
Know before you go
- The sand carries no rock formations or other references, so getting back to the boat depends on a line, a compass bearing or the guide rather than on anything you can see.
Questions divers ask
How deep are the Twin Wrecks?+
Both hulls sit on the sandy bottom at 20 metres, and there is no shallower structure on the site, so the profile is a flat one at that depth.
Sources
- Twin Wrecks (Wreck) - Scubago — Scubago (SSI MyDiveGuide)
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