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Hirondelle wreck


Switzerland, Leman Lake

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  E part of Genève lake. ( LEMAN LAKE) between: Vevey and Montreux. It's about 80 km at the East of Geneva.
It's more easy to use a boat to came on the top of the site. One possibility is to use
http://www.montreux-divingboat.com

more information about the area:
http://www.swiss-riviera.com/riviera/
  how?By boat & from shore
  distanceGood boat time (< 30min)
  easy to find?Difficult to find
    More Details
  week crowd Empty
week-end crowd Few divers
  dangers - Depth


Dive site Characteristics
  alternative nameSwalow wreck
    Quality
 dive site qualityGreat
 experienceCMAS *** / Rescue
 bio interestPoor
    Dive site infos
 average depth50 m / 164 ft
 max depth67 m / 219.8 ft
 currentLow ( < 1 knots)
 visibilityLow ( < 5 m)
 dive type- Fresh water
- Wreck
- Deep
    Dive site activities
    - Photography

  Author: Anonymous
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 The Hirondelle wreck was a 1855 passenger cruiser. It sunk after hurting a rock at the 10th june 1862

The stern starts at 43 m and the bow is at 67 m. It's a wonderful wreck and in a very good shape (water temp is cold 5°C! and all the year under 30m).

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http://www.swissdivers.ch/epaves/hirondelle/photosH.htm


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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.46° 26.748' N
GPS Long.6° 51.62' E
PrecisionExact
 
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