Um El Faroud

The Faroud is a Libyan wreck that was being worked on in a Maltese dry dock when a gas explosion on board killed 9 Maltese dockworkers. [Citation
author = Divesite Directory
year = 2008
title = Um El Faroud
url = http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_malta_wreck_faroud.html
accessdate=20080914] For three years after the 1998 explosion she lay in the harbor of Valletta then she was moved to the current location. She sits upright on the sandy seabed Southwest of Wied iz-Zurrieq. The Um El Faroud weighs 10,000 tons and is 115 metres long. [Citation
author = Visit Malta
year = 2008
title = Um El Faroud
url = http://www.visitmalta.com/um-el-faroud-zurrieq
accessdate=20080914] The depth to the top of the bridge is 18 meters and 25 meters to the main deck. Divers might come across some squid and barracudas at the stern. The wreck can be entered fairly easily, but due to its size, this should be restricted only to divers with advanced wreck diving training.

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See also

* Recreational diving
* Shipwrecks
* List of shipwrecks