Wilhelm Gustloff (TILOS / no diving)
DIVING BANNED: the Wilhelm Gustloff is a war grave and diving, fishing and angling within a 500 m radius of the wreck are prohibited under Port Order No. 1 of the Director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia of 27 February 2019. The liner was torpedoed in 1945 with thousands aboard and lies about a dozen miles north-east of Łeba. Official depth: 23 m over the wreck to 45 m at the seabed. The wreck is not on the permit-free list and the Office does not describe a permit route for it.
Facts
- Region: Poland – Baltic Sea Wrecks (Gulf of Gdańsk & Pomerania)
- Area: Open Baltic off Pomerania (Łeba, Ustka)
- Depth: 23–45 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 55.12472, 17.70361
- Highlights: war grave, no diving within 500 m
- Closed / banned site: War grave; diving ban within 500 m since the Port Order No. 1 of 27 Feb 2019 of the Director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia (Dz. Urz. Woj. Pom. poz. 988). War-grave status since 1994 per press.
- Tips: Do not dive or anchor here; lawful alternatives are the permit-free list wrecks. Polish divers lobby for guided access, with a Senate committee reportedly looking at it.