Dive in Porto north

The U1277 was built in the Bremer Vulcan shipyard in Bremen - Vegesack, commissioned on the 3rd May 1944 and launched May 18th of the same year. Her command was delivered to Captain-Lieutenant Peter-Ehrenreich Stever.She belongs to VIIC class and was, originally, 67m (221ft) long, 6.20m (20ft) high…

This is the wreck of one of two large barges on tow by the Marialva tugboat.Marialva was a tugboat of 111 tons, built in 1937 and owned by SOFAMAR.On December 7th 1959, with Oporto city in sight, the Marialva was sailing from Lisbon to Oporto with a cargo of cement. Approaching her destination, she…

A group of underwater rocks located between Mindelo and Vila Cha village. They form an amazing sandbank full of marine life.With a maximum depth of 15m, some of the rocks almost reach the surface.The marine life is quite good. Here the diver can find some gorgeous anemone carpets, crustacea,…

"Brenha" was a trawl fishing vessel, built in 1969. She was 32m long, 7.22m broad and 3.55m deep.The vessel sailed from Leix?es harbour on January 23rd 1996, at 11pm, en route to northern Spain with her crew of 14 men and her Captain Jo?o Rebelo da Silva.Weather and sea conditions were rough, with…

"Charneca" was a tugboat owned by Lisnave.She was sailing from Lisbon to give assistance to a cargo ship, but did not make it and decided to try to find harbour in Leix?es where she arrived with many technical problems in the middle of a large and violent sea storm. The tug was throwing against the…

This ship do not exist any more!Jakob Maersk was a Danish oil tanker built in 1966 and owned by Maerskline Navigation Company.On January 29th 1975 at around 1pm, when on manoeuvres to moor on tanker terminal A at Leix?es harbour, she suffered a huge explosion followed by an intense fire and other…

Kassamba was an Angolan cargo vessel built in 1977. She was 136m long and 8.374 tons gross.She was carrying 158 containers, most with cloth tissue and wine. It is rumoured that it may also have been carrying guns to Angola.31 men - 24 from Angola and 7 from Yugoslavia composed the crew. Among the…

The history of this wreck is unknown. We know that she is quite old, built of wood, but what kind of ship, where she came from and her destination is still a mystery."Navio do Norte" is the name given by local fishermen to this wreck, located north of Angeiras village. It means "northern ship".From…

"Olo" is a rock dive located out of Leix?es. It is 21m at the deepest point and 9m at the shallowest.This rock is full of marine life, such as anemones, sponges, crustacea and molluscs. Divers can also find some rock fish.A few metres from the rock lies a wooden fishing vessel named "Marsub". In the…

With a maximum depth of 21m and 8m on top, this is the perfect place to dive and appreciate local marine life that usually lives in this kind of environment.It starts from the seaside, with thin broad stones on the seabed at 21m, and gradually falls to 8m. Then, on landside, it goes straight to the…

This is a rock dive. "Prego" is one of many underwater rocks located out of Lavra village.With a maximum depth of 21m and a lower of 12m, this rock was baptized as "Prego" because of a crack that looks like a nail. "Prego" is the Portuguese word for nail. It's a nice dive where the diver can enjoy…

This is a rock dive. "Rodelha" is one of many underwater rocks located out of Lavra village. This rock looks like a cork with a 19m maximum depth and 5m as minimum.The diver can find here the usual marine life of this kind of environments, such as anemones, molluscs, crustacea and a variety of…

Brazilian packet-boat built in 1913, owned by Lloyd Brasileiro Navigation Company.On July 31st 1934, around 5.00pm, this ship was sailing to Leix?es harbour when a dense fog made her turn course and run aground 200m of Marreco beach."Ruy Barbosa" was homeward bound from Hamburg and Antwerp where…

British packet-boat, built in 1906, displacing 7.063 tons and owned by the Lamport & Holt Line.She sailed from Liverpool, stopped in Vigo (Spain) and sank near Boa Nova beach, at 5am on the 16th January 1913, due to a strong storm. 232 persons were onboard, Captained by Charles Turner.Several…

Portuguese cargo ship, launched in 1949. She was owned by Carregadores A?orianos Navigation Company and displaced 2.592 tons.This ship sank during a severe sea storm near Leix?o Grande rock on the 20th of May 1955.The sea claimed the ship and broke her apart. Nowadays divers can find the ship's…