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5 min by boat from Porto Marbella. Could potentially dive this site from the shore from the beach allong N-340 or A-7. The site is about 300 yards off shore and the surf was not overly strong. |
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how? | By boat & from shore |
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distance | Short boat time (< 10min) |
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easy to find? | Easy to find |
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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | Tower |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Standard |
| | experience | All divers |
| | bio interest | Interesting |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 7.6 m / 24.9 ft |
| | max depth | 10.7 m / 35.1 ft |
| | current | Low ( < 1 knots) |
| | visibility | Medium ( 5 - 10 m) |
| | dive type | - Wreck
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- Marine biology
- Children dive
- Night dive
- First dive
- Dive training
- Orientation
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Author: Christopherweldon
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| | The Tower is what is left of an old cable car system that brought iron ore from a mine in the mountains to waiting barges off shore. The rock and concrete piling is still in tact with many holes for eels and various fish to live in. There is also the remains of the crane arm sunk in about 30 feet of water. A short distance away is a sunken barge that presumable was used to transport the ore. We saw Moray and Conger Eels, several octopus, Wrasses, and Scorpionfish along with many typical Mediterranean fish. Overall, this was an interesting site with vis as the primary challenge. Bring a compass.
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 36° 30.28867' N |
| GPS Long. | 4° 52.07647' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
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GPS History (1)
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Latest Dives |
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The Tower Marbella, Spain
By Christopherweldon, 2007-07-04 14:05:00
Tower second dive
This time we explored the crane arm and sunken barge. Saw a huge Moray in the barge and several Congas around the arm. Also saw a very nice Striped wrasse working the crane arm. Dive master spotted several octopus ranging in size
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The Tower Marbella, Spain
By Christopherweldon, 2007-07-04 10:36:00
Tower dive 1
Explored the tower by circumnavigating it once. Vis was not good, so we had some trouble finding the anchor line. Rylie got cold toward the end, so we came up with 100 bar of air. Despite all of this, it was a good dive. We
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Trip: Spain
By Christopherweldon, From 2007-07-01 to 2007-07-07
My daughter and I are going to dive with "happy divers" out of Marbella, Spain. She wants to take the National Geopraphic specialty and I'm looking forward to my first dive in the Med.
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