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About this site
Pontão 16 is a wreck dive site off Faial in the Azores, an archipelago of volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic belonging to Portugal. The site sits near Horta, the main town on Faial, which serves as the departure point for local dive boats. It reaches a maximum depth of around 26 metres and is rated an advanced dive. Divers have also reported nudibranchs and triggerfish around the wreck.
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Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
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