Legrena - Boat Engine Wreck
Location: Attica, Greece
Also known as: Boat Engine Legrena, Legrena Engine Block, Legrena Marine Engine Wreck, Sounio Deep Engine Block, Μηχανή Λεγραινών, Μηχανή Πλοίου Λεγραινά
Dive Site Specs
- Max depth:
- 52m
- Difficulty:
- Technical Diving
- Entry type:
- Shore Dive
- Coordinates:
- 37.669972, 23.943738 (Directions on Google Maps)
- Tags:
- Deep, Tech, Shore Dive, Wreck, Deco
Overview
The Legrena Boat Engine Wreck is a deep underwater technical site featuring the massive diesel engine block, transmission gear, and driveshaft of a large commercial vessel that foundered off the Cape Sounio coast. Resting on a steep boulder and rock terrace between 40 and 52 meters depth, the colossal machinery has become an encrusted artificial reef surrounded by deep-water gorgonians and large pelagic predators.
Access: Legrena - Boat Engine Wreck is a shore dive accessible directly from the coastline of Attica. Divers enter the water from the rocky shore or beach.
Marine life: Documented marine species observed at Legrena - Boat Engine Wreck include dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus), black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), European conger eels (Conger conger), spiny lobsters (Palinurus elephas).
Safety: With maximum depths reaching 52.0 meters, this site requires Advanced Open Water or Technical certification. Divers must exercise disciplined gas planning, monitor depth progression closely along the drop-off, and strictly adhere to non-decompression limits.
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Nearby Dive Sites
- Legrena - Fish Farm (0.4 km away)
- Legrena - Car Wrecks (0.5 km away)
- Katafygi Bay 2 (1.1 km away)
- Katafygi Bay 1 (1.3 km away)
- Patroklos Arch (1.5 km away)
- Thimari bay (1.7 km away)
Dive Routes
- Boat Engine Wreck (scuba)