Fehmarnsund bridge drift
A current dive through the Fehmarn Sound under the Fehmarnsund bridge. Divers are dropped in the current shadow behind the bridge piers and drift along the channel between the piers at about 9–10 m. The bottom is sand with mussel banks and boulders, usually with countless crabs and many flatfish – the main pleasure is simply letting the current carry you.
Facts
- Region: Germany – Baltic & North Sea Coast
- Area: Schleswig-Holstein Baltic (Fehmarn, Kiel, Eckernförde)
- Depth: 0–10 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: drift, channel
- Coordinates: 54.3988, 11.1106 (approximate)
- Highlights: drift dive under the Fehmarnsund bridge, sandy channel with mussel banks and boulders, countless crabs, many flatfish
- Tips: Boat dive only, with Tauchen Südstrand: a surface marker buoy is mandatory and the boat follows the divers throughout. This is a shipping channel under a bridge – never dive it from shore or without boat cover.