Sec de la Gabinière
An offshore shoal south of La Gabinière whose top, at about 12 m, is visible from the surface; the bottom is around 45 m. Clubs dive the Gabinière wall far more often than this sec, which is not an easy dive.
Facts
- Region: France – Provence & Côte d'Azur
- Area: Port-Cros & Le Levant
- Depth: 12–45 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: pinnacle
- Coordinates: 42.98618, 6.39368
- Highlights: offshore pinnacle, dusky grouper
- 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: Park rangers check compliance, even underwater – no anchoring, heavy weights or feeding.