Vis · Croatia · Wreck
B-24 Liberator
Hull and wings at 40 m, tail 100 m away at 52 m
Area photo: Borut Furlan · CC BY-SA 4.0
A B-24 Liberator bomber that crashed in 1944 lies on the seabed off Vis, its hull and wings at 40 metres and the tail section broken away about 100 metres from the rest at 52 metres. The hull alone is a deep dive at the edge of recreational limits; reaching the tail is technical territory.
Also known as B-24 Wreck.
Where it is and how deep
43.0345° N, 16.2738° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
This is a dive that is planned before anyone kits up. The hull and wings sit at 40 metres, which puts the main part of the aircraft at the deep end of recreational limits and leaves little room for a wandering profile. You drop onto the largest section, work it slowly, and keep the ascent in mind from the moment you arrive.
The tail is the other half of the site, and most divers never see it. It broke away and lies about 100 metres from the hull at 52 metres, deep enough that it is dived by technical divers only. Teams with the training and the gas for that depth are the ones who go out to it; everyone else stays on the hull and starts up with reserve in hand rather than swimming for it.
The wreck
- Vessel
- B-24 Liberator bomber
- Type
- WWII bomber aircraft
- Sunk
- 1944
- Cause
- Crashed in 1944
- Lies
- Hull with wings at 40 m; tail section about 100 m away at 52 m
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
Season follows Vis: Diving runs May to October; the surface reaches 22–25 °C in July and August, and visibility is most reliable from late June to early October.
Know before you go
- The hull sits at 40 m and the tail at 52 m: no-decompression time is short at the shallower end and gone at the deeper one, so gas and profile are fixed before the descent.
- The tail lies roughly 100 m from the hull, a long horizontal swim at depth; divers without technical training stay on the hull and do not go looking for it.
Questions divers ask
How deep is the B-24 wreck at Vis?+
The hull and wings lie at 40 metres. The tail section, which broke away and sits about 100 metres from the hull, is at 52 metres and is dived by technical divers only.
Sources
- B-24 (Wreck) - Scubago — Scubago
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