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     It's a warm July afternoon when I arrive at hotel Elvira, after a 40 minutes drive from the capital city of Mariehamn I have reached the island of Eckerö. Ellinore Cullenberg who is the owner of this small hotel is sitting outside her re

Diving ÅlandDiving in the Baltic Sea.
What most people don´t know is that even then the Baltic Sea may look murky on the surface deeper down you could still have visibility like in tropical waters.
You don´t dive the Baltic Sea to look for colourful fish or corals, here you will experience heavy duty diving in drysuits on wrecks which are extremely well preserved.
One of Aland Islands most renowned wreck, the three mast barque Plus, had the luck to be one of 40 ”around the world”
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Diving the Alandic archipelago.
Aland lies between Sweden and Finland and, resting just off the channel into the main harbour at Mariehamn, the sailing ship Plus is virtually intact, its hull upright in 34m and the mast and rigging fallen to port. The Plus struck the rocks in December 1933, attempting to enter the port without a pilot. This offers a rare opportunity to dive a ship from the great age of wood and sail. The picture shows carved wooden scrollwork supporting the bowsprit" Text from www.divernet.com

wreckNew diving experiences.

 If you are going to climb a high mountain or do a deep dive you have to be prepared to have a nice experience. Diving in the Baltic Sea can´t be compared with something else. You have to be an experienced drysuit diver and be used to cold water diving. To not have this experience and still try to dive the Baltic Sea is only to fool yourself. There is no space for unexperienced divers when the diveboats are lying close to a line going down to a beautiful wreck in heavy seas. Experience with a lot of equipment, quick dressing, good buoyancy and calm attitude are the conditions for good and safe diving in the Baltic Sea.

 We don´t want to discourage divers from diving in the Baltic Sea but we want to give you the possibility to judge your own ability and give you the time to train properly before your divetrip to the Baltic Sea. After your first dive to one of the many wrecks that we offer you, you will find it worth your effort and money.

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