Le Chaouen
A Moroccan cargo ship carrying oranges and citrus that ran aground at Planier island and slowly sank; wannadive gives 22 February 1971, the national park's wreck page says 1970. The ship was about 90 m long and 13 m wide and lies off Planier, west of Marseille, down to about 36 m.
Facts
- Region: France – Provence & Côte d'Azur
- Area: Marseille & Côte Bleue
- Depth: 36 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 43.1987, 5.2289
- Highlights: large cargo wreck, Planier lighthouse island, conger eel
- Tips: Planier is far offshore and exposed – go only on calm days with a boat that knows the site.