Lady Thetis Wreck
The Lady Thetis was built in Hamburg in 1953 as the Reiher, later became a Cypriot passenger ship and was sunk off Limassol in February 2014 together with the Costandis as an artificial reef (Dasoudi marine protected area). About 30 m long, she sits upright, dug into the sand at 18–19 m and 200 m from the Costandis. There are easy swim-throughs and penetration options, the windowed dining room, remains of tables on the top deck covered in anemones and a staircase with colourful growth; bream, damselfish, lionfish, moray eels and seasonal amberjack live here, and a decompression trapeze hangs at 5 m. Boat from Limassol marina or St Raphael marina, about 10 minutes.
Facts
- Region: Cyprus – Paphos & Limassol
- Area: Limassol & Pissouri
- Depth: 12–20 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 34.68216, 33.08389
- Highlights: former passenger ship built 1953, sunk February 2014, swim-throughs, dining room with windows, groupers, bream, lionfish, moray eels
- Tips: Sharp corroded edges: wear gloves and keep your distance from the hull. A good introduction to wreck diving; Pissouri Bay Divers notes two permanent buoys on the port side and bow.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Thetis
- https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/diving/lady-thetis-shipwreck/
- https://cyprusdiving.org.cy/index.php/limassol-diving-sites/item/73-lady-thetis-vessel
- https://www.crestdive.com/limassol-wrecks-dive-trip/
- https://pissouribaydivers.com/dives-packages/limassol/