Tollensesee & Neubrandenburg

Dives to the TVA and the wrecks are boat dives, a short ride out from the Wassersportzentrum on the Augustastraße. Dives at the Torpedo Test Facility are allowed only in the company of the local bases or clubs, so a visiting diver books a guided boat dive rather than heading out alone. The town's dive shop runs guided dives every Saturday and Sunday. The club at the Wassersportzentrum no longer takes outside divers; the local dive club keeps its base at the Oberbach with direct access to the lake.

The TVA is the best-known site: from the surface down to about 15 m lie the foundations and remains of the old building above the water. The target platforms sit at about 25 m and look like huge floating jetties, an old work boat and smaller sports boats rest at about 17 m, and a disused intake pipe from a GDR-era pharmaceutical plant lies at about 18 m. Visibility is often poor, from 0.5 to 3 m on one July day, and below about 15 m the lake is completely dark, with a bed that is hard to make out in the murky water past 20 m.

The lake suits beginners and stays worth a return for experienced divers. The platform dives are a different matter: darkness, frequent poor visibility and depth make them no place for a newly certified diver. Munition still lies in the lake, so nothing is touched. Divers who want clear water should look elsewhere; the Tollensesee is about wrecks and ruins in the dark.