Le Dalton
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About this site
Le Dalton is a wreck in the waters of the Bouches-du-Rhône off Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast of France. It was a cargo ship, 70 m long, built in Great Britain in 1877 and sunk in 1928. Today it rests at 32 m and works as an artificial reef.
The wreck is home to a wide range of marine life. It is rated advanced. Dives to it leave from Carry-le-Rouet and Les Goudes.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Mediterranean Red CoralCorallium rubrumReported here · unconfirmed
Small Red ScorpionfishScorpaena notataReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Yellow GorgonianEunicella cavoliniObserved near here · iNaturalist
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