Pointe du Vaisseau
A south-coast Port-Cros point with a dive similar to the Gabinière east wall but with less current, down to about 40 m. Groupers, morays and scorpionfish are typical; boats moor on the national-park buoy.
Facts
- Region: France – Provence & Côte d'Azur
- Area: Port-Cros & Le Levant
- Depth: 40 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: low
- Type: wall
- Coordinates: 42.99572, 6.40687
- Highlights: dusky grouper, moray eel, scorpionfish
- Permit: Port-Cros National Park waters (Port-Cros): scuba diving is forbidden without a park dive authorisation. Each diver or dive centre registers on CaPeL (capel.portcros-parcnational.fr), signs the dive regulation and reports dives; the boat's 'plongée' sticker is collected at a park house. Max 40 divers at a time per site, no anchoring within 100 m of dive sites, use the dive buoys (max 3 boats, none over 15 m). At La Gabinière, La Croix, Le Vaisseau and La Galère someone able to move the boat must stay aboard 9–17 h in the May–June peak periods and in July–August. Visiting divers normally dive with a registered centre. Check current rules. (Source: Port-Cros National Park marine regulation leaflet 2025)
- Issuer / contact: Parc national de Port-Cros (dive authorisation via CaPeL online logbook)
- Phone: +33 4 94 12 82 30
- Email: accueil.pnpc@portcros-parcnational.fr
- Website: https://capel.portcros-parcnational.fr/
- Tips: Seasonal crew-on-board rule applies here (May–August, 9–17 h).