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Imperial Eagle - 8am - Leaving Fekruna Jetty - 05/10/2025

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MV Imperial Eagle is a deep wreck dive off Qawra in north-eastern Malta. Imperial Eagle was a former ferry boat between Malta and Gozo. She was scuttled in 1999 as an artificial reef and an attraction for scuba divers in a marine conservation area.

Imperial Eagle wreck is located about half a kilometre north east off Qawra Point. This is a boat dive for experienced divers. The wreck is about 45 m long and sits perfectly upright on sandy seabed. The maximum depth is 42 m, the deck is 32 m deep, and the wreck is open for penetration; there are some rooms and corridors to swim through. The wooden parts of the wreck have mostly rotted away, leaving just the metal structures. Only the wheel is remaining of the bridge.

Imperial Eagle is very close to Qawra Reef with its top part at 25 m. Near the wreck there is a natural rock arch in the reef wall, and in front of the outer side of the arch, a large anchor dating back to the 1600s, wedged between rocks and sandy bottom. In an underwater valley in front of the wreck stands Statue of Christ (Kristu tal-Bahhara).

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