The Antipolis (1977)
Located on the rocks off Victoria Road near Oudekraal with various entry and exit points from the rocks near the White House. The Antipolis was a large 25000 ton Greek oil tanker wrecked in July 1977 (The Romelia incident). She was on her way to be scrapped and is now lying largely broken up on the reef.
This is an interesting shore dive if you are interested in modern wrecks and is great for a first wreck dive.
Surrounded by a kelp forest, the site is very shallow and protected but there can be strong currents inside the wreck. In good visibility, the sun rays filter through the turquoise water, into the engine room giving divers a magical sight.
Even though this is a protected area there isn't a large variety of colourful marine life.
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Depth
12 m
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Certification Level
Entry Level
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