Harju maakond

Estonia

bandoned soviet Submarine demagnetization base. Large area to explore. Car and other stuff at the bottom.



Virve

Hara submarine harbour

Nice bio dive between islands, There is a current that makes orientation quite difficult.

Directly from boat

Söderskär

Nice wreck, poor visibility

Directly from boat only

Hval Wreck

This is a wreck of a refrigeration vessel sunk in a storm in 1961. The wreck is in three pieces. Some penetration is possible, but kamikaze only!

Helsinki, Gulf of Finland.
Directly from boat only.

MS Coolaroo

This in an underwater park maintained by Finnish Buro of Antiquities (Musuovirasto) 

It is a wreck of Swedish line-ship that sunk 1788. Great wooden vessel with guns etc. Arctic waters of Bay of Finland have preserved the wood surprisingly well.

This wreck is buoyed, access directly from boat

Kronprins Gustaf Adolf is also known as Hylkypuisto.

Kronprins Gustaf Adolf

1914 built steel ship, sunk 1943     
Lenght 84 m 
This wreck is in three pieces. The wreck is marked on navigation charts.
More information (in Finnish)available at 
http://www.hylyt.net/hylky.jsp?view=kortti&id=raimo_ragnar



Directly from a boat only

Raimo Ragnar is also known as MS Raimo Ragnar.

Raimo Ragnar

A Russian galeon sunk 1722 rumored to have had a cargo of Gold. No gold has survived to modern times.

Directly from boat only

Kultakaleeri

Äntu Sinijärv has the clearest water of any dive site in Estonia. From fish bass, pike, roach can be seen and also crayfish. Not much underwater vegetation

About 6 kilometers to south from Väike-Maarja. Watch for signs pointing towards the camping ground. Parking lot, toilet and camping area.

Äntu Sinijärv is also known as Äntu Blue Lake.

Äntu Sinijärv

Similar to Äntu Blue Lake it has excellent visibilty in Estonian standards. Lots of underwater vegetation forming almost like a forest. Plenty of fish - bass, pike, roach and crayfish.

Turn off from the main road from Väike-Maarja at about 7km towards Tartu. There is a sign pointing left. Car can be left in the parking lot about 150 meters from the lake.

Äntu Valgejärv is also known as Äntu White Lake.

Äntu Valgejärv

This wreck of Suomi 1927 built cargo ship (steel hull, lenght 40 m, width 8 m, height 8 m) sunk 1981. It sits in the bottom keel down. Minimum depth: top of the stack at 9 m, roof of the bridge at 12 m, deck at 14 m, sea bottom at 17-19 m. The wreck is in relatively good condition. There are two cargo bays, bridge is at the rear. There is a crane between the cargo bays. Penetration diving is possible.  
NOTE: This site is located on a restricted Finnish military area. Permit to dive here has to be acquired well in advance. More information about permit process, see http://www.mil.fi./merivoimat/esikunta/suoja_index2_en.dsp

Directly from boat only. Location of the wreck is marked on navigation charts, but there is no buoy. 

Chrysanth is also known as MS Chrysanth.

Chrysanth

Typical bio-dive for the Bay of Finland. Murky water and you may see some fish, mainly bottom dwellers

Access directly from boat only

Hara submarine harbour

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Hara submarine harbour