Events

Snorkel Trails at Golden Bay and Riviera Bay

Snorkel Trails at Golden Bay and Riviera Bay

ERA recently announced that guided snorkel trails being organised until the end of this summer have been fully booked. However, they have also kindly shared the snorkel trails materials online on this page for self-guided tours: https://era.org.mt/topic/snorkel-trails/ It’s a good opportunity for changing a bit your normal swims, and at the same time, spice them Read More

700BC – That’s how old these recovered amphorae are!

700BC – That’s how old these recovered amphorae are!

The Munxar Local Council announced the official opening of the restored Xlendi Tower, which will house a collection of amphorae, some of which recovered from the nearby seabed more than 60 years ago. The official opening of the Xlendi Tower will happen on the 5 July 2023 at 19:00, which will also be the first Read More

Malta Freediving Club issues season planner

Malta Freediving Club issues season planner

In a post on its Facebook Group, the Malta Freediving Club issued its upcoming 2023 season planner, with 16 different training events and dives planned ahead! The calendar was also accompanied with an announcement by the Malta Freediving Club, which we are reproducing below. We are excited for the upcoming freediving season and are pleased Read More

Divers for Puttinu Event raises over €1,500 for the Puttinu Cares Foundation

Divers for Puttinu Event raises over €1,500 for the Puttinu Cares Foundation

The organisers of the Divers for Puttinu Event yesterday evening presented the respectable donation during the live tv show which at the end of it, raised €3Million. The Puttinu Cares Foundation will use these funds to furnish a newly acquired property in London, England for the use of families having a member receiving cancer treatment Read More

HMS Urge: The Loss & Discovery of a Royal Navy Submarine  and her heroic crew

HMS Urge: The Loss & Discovery of a Royal Navy Submarine and her heroic crew

The Heritage Malta Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit have announced that under the auspices of the British High Commission it will organise an evening of history and new experiences using the latest technology to get to know about the HMS Urge, as well as the possibility to “virtually dive” other wrecks within the Malta Virtual Underwater Read More

Reminder: Dive for Puttinu on Good Friday

Reminder: Dive for Puttinu on Good Friday

From the Facebook Event at: https://fb.me/e/14XuPs2uc Call to all Scuba and Freediving Clubs, Dive Centres, Suppliers of Services and other interested parties Divers do great things together. You can join in to do your part too for a great cause! We’ve been approached by Puttinu Cares (a charity helping children undergoing Cancer Treatment and their families) Read More

Amphibians Diving Club anniversary

Amphibians Diving Club anniversary

The Amphibians Diving Club is turning 40 years old! A post today by Amphibians’ President Mr. Charles Azzopardi announced a program of events for the club, which includes both diving and landbased activities, matching the club’s ethos of forming friendships both in & out of the water. 2023 marks the 40th Anniversary from the setting Read More

Exhibition honours underwater archaeologist’s legacy and bond with Malta

Exhibition honours underwater archaeologist’s legacy and bond with Malta

Newsbook reports thats an exhibition highlighting underwater archaeologist Honor Frost’s connection to Malta has been launched at the National Museum of Archaeology. Besides honouring Frost’s considerable legacy, the exhibition aims to offer a snapshot of Frost’s work in Malta through illustrations, artefacts and even some of her diving equipment. Read more at Newsbook

Rebreather Forum 4 to be held in Malta in April 2023

Rebreather Forum 4 to be held in Malta in April 2023

The Deep Shipwrecks around Malta and the Old University in Valletta will be buzzing with Rebreathers, Scientists and Rebreather Industry High-level Stakeholders towards the end of April 2023. The Rebreather Forum 4 website announces that the scientific and industry conference will come to the centre of the Mediterranean to discuss science and technology with the Read More

A Punic wreck off the coast of Gozo – a lecture by Prof. Timmy Gambin

A Punic wreck off the coast of Gozo – a lecture by Prof. Timmy Gambin

From Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/events/7637958129610354/?ref=newsfeed Details —————————————-We have a small number of seats left for non-members. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. TO REGISTER, SEND AN EMAIL TO: info@wirtghawdex.org with email subject: “7th July event”. Registration will take place on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to attend similar future events, and Read More

Qajjenza Bay Clean-up

Qajjenza Bay Clean-up

From Facebook We’re headed south for our next couple of clean-upsCOAST – If you’re not joining us in the water, you can lend a hand on land sorting at the meeting pointSNORKELERS – All you need is your snorkel, mask and flippers. We’ll be ferrying you to and from the beach by boat.DIVERS – ONLY Read More

Eight sharks released into the sea

Eight sharks released into the sea

From Times of Malta Eight sharks released into the sea Children, parents, and divers all headed up to Ċirkewwa to watch as eight baby sharks were released into the Mediterranean sea on Saturday morning.  The release was organised by NGO Sharklab Malta and the Malta National Aquarium. Today’s release marks Sharklab-Malta’s 350th successful shark release Read More

Over 1.8 tons of rubbish removed from seabed by QLZH Foundation

Over 1.8 tons of rubbish removed from seabed by QLZH Foundation

From Times Of Malta During their annual Ocean Bed Clean-Up, the QLZH Foundation (www.qlzhfoundation.com.mt), the philanthropic arm of QuickLets and Zanzi Homes, collected over 1.8 tons (1,800kg) of rubbish from the seabed and surroundings of Senglea waterfront.  It took over half a day for the team of 100 volunteers, including 40 divers and 12 people Read More

Ocean of Possibilities – Interactive Session

Ocean of Possibilities – Interactive Session

Event shared by Cirkewwa Marine Park Event by Ċirkewwa Marine Park and Blue EcoTech Paradise Diving Duration: 2 hr 30 min Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook The marine environment provides us with so much more than we can truly comprehend. During this interactive session, Dr Alexia Massa Gallucci from @BlueEcoTech (https://www.facebook.com/BlueEcoTech/) will introduce us to one of the Read More

Divers pull up massive discarded fishing line during Veċċja clean-up

Divers pull up massive discarded fishing line during Veċċja clean-up

From Times of Malta Divers carrying out an underwater clean-up at Veċċja Point in St Paul’s Bay on Monday pulled up a massive tangled fishing line that had been discarded and left at the bottom of the sea. Environmentalist and scuba diver Raniero Borg led a team of divers, with the help of volunteers from Read More