Liberty Wreck
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About this site
The Liberty Wreck is an intentionally sunk artificial reef located in the Protaras Marine Protected Area, Cyprus. Formerly a Russian cargo ship, it was deliberately scuttled in 2009 and now rests upright on the seabed at a maximum depth of 27 m. The site is also notable for two underwater landmarks placed near the wreck: a two-metre cross installed by explorer Feodor Konyukhov and a statue of the Mother of God. The wreck sits 90 m from the Nemesis III, sunk in 2013, making the area suitable for multi-wreck dives in a single outing.
The wreck is a boat dive and is commonly used for wreck-related training as part of the Advanced Open Water certification, with a minimum requirement of Advanced Open Water level. Its upright orientation and accessible layout make it well suited to basic wreck exploration and skills training.
Marine life on and around the Liberty Wreck includes bream, groupers, lionfish, moray eels, sea slugs, and anemones that show up particularly well under a torch. Visibility in the broader Protaras area can reach up to 30 m, with warm waters from April through to December.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Flavimaculosus PufferTorquigener flavimaculosusReported here · unconfirmed
Rivulated RabbitfishSiganus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskaliReported here · unconfirmed
Silver PufferLagocephalus sceleratusReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
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