zenovia shipwreck
ZINOVIA is supposed to be the best dive site in Cyprus and it is certainly well visited. The day we were there, we left at about 10.00 a.m. and there were already numerous dive boats anchored above the sunken ferry located 30-40 meters below the surface. Zinovia is an easy dive site to get to. From the 'old' Larnaca port the dive boat was there in under 10-minutes. Not a hard technical dive, Zinovia is still considered a deep dive as it lies under the 18-20 meter dive limit for those with only a Basic Open Water PADI or NAUI course. Coming up from 30-40 meters a 3-minute stop at 5 meters is absolutely necessary to prevent the bends. Also at that depth a single tank of oxygen does not last very long, so divers need to be mindful of the depth, which can be deceptive given you have a large sunken ferry under you to distort size and therefore distance underwater, and leave enough oxygen in...
