Um El Faroud 1998
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | Um El Faroud | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1998 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | oil tanker | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Wikidata P793 significant event: scuttling |
| Nationality / flag | Malta | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Mediterranean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Malta | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 1 km from land |
| Position | 35.8200, 14.4507 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Um El Faroud was a 5,390 DWT Libyan-owned single screw motor tanker. Following a gas explosion during maintenance work on 3 February 1995, she was scuttled off the coast of Malta as an artificial reef and diving attraction.
The name Um El Faroud means Mother of Abbundance
Diving & visiting
The wreck sits upright on the sandy seabed southwest of Wied iż-Żurrieq. Um El Faroud is 115 metres (377 ft) long. The vessel has a beam of 15.5 metres (51 ft), and a height from keel to funnel top of approximately 22 metres (72 ft). The depth to the top of the bridge is 18 metres (59 ft) and 25 metres (82 ft) to the main deck. The bottom rests at 36 metres. After a bad storm during the winter of 2005/6 the ship has now broken in two.
Wreck penetration is possible with access to both the engine room and several of the smaller surrounding rooms in the stern section and parts of the mid and forward storage sections of the ship.
Location
- Recorded position: 35.8200, 14.4507 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
- Nearest coast: Malta
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Um El Faroud (revision 1359604088), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Diving”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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