Wreck Diving Magazine

Wrecks for all - rust from 7 to 60 meters: The Twin Wrecks

Making everyone happy is no easy task, especially when you’re talking about wreck diving. Most divers have different expectations, and wrecks tend to be either too shallow or too deep when you have a mixed group on board.

Tech divers might grunt a little if they have been promised a wreck dive and the boat is full of ordinary sports divers, because this usually means the wreck is not deep enough for it to be a great dive for them. Even worse is if a bunch of newbies show up at the pier just before departure because it means the wreck is very shallow and probably not in great condition. Everyone knows that wrecks tend to be better the deeper you go, and wreck dives that make everyone happy at the same time are few and far between.

The dive operator, of course, has the same challenge: what to offer a group of divers with mixed experience and expectations, to make sure they all get value for their money and post nice comments on Facebook afterwards.

Rust from 7 to 60 meters

In the Krakhelle Sound just north of the Sognefjord on the Norwegian west coast, a unique dive site offers just this – something for everyone, at the same time. Here lies the wreck of the 116-meter-long German freighter S/S from 7 to 40 meters deep, and, just below and to her starboard side, the 32-meter-long, lies from 45 to 60 meters deep - unique twin wrecks the likes of which few have ever seen.

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