MV Cominoland
Type: Wreck
Max Depth: 40m
Average Depth: 35m
Dive time: 45 mins
Minimum certification: deep
Difficulty: intermediate
The dive
Although it is the smallest of the three wrecks in Xatt-L-Ahmar, don’t let that fool you: diving the MV Cominoland is an amazing adventure! The 39m long wreck lies upright at a maximum depth of roughly 40m: the highlight of the wreck is the Winch you’ll be able to observe on the main deck, which was used to lower the mines when the boat was still a minelayer.
The wreck is also very close to the shallow reef, which makes it a very perfect spot to see a wreck and wildlife on the same dive!
The history
MV Cominoland was commissioned in 1942 to be build by Philip & Son Ltd. in Dartmouth as one of eight M-class minelayer boats. The Cominoland was known back then as the M-6, or Miner VI. she operated in london until 1966, when she was sold to the Maltese company Zammit E. & Sons. Between 1966 and 2006, she was sold and used under different names from MV Minor Eagle, to MV Jylland II, and finally to MV Cominoland as we know her today. She was scuttled in 2006, next to the MV Karwela and the MV Xlendi in Xatt-L-Ahmar.
