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Tabarka (block ship), UK

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About Tabarka (block ship)

A wreck dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 4.2 km away. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 13°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Stromness. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 4.2 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • The Diving Cellar 4.2 km

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Water about 12°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul and Sep (about 10 m).

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From Chicago: about 18 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to INV, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Tabarka (block ship).

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £1,000–£1,870 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £370–£765
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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