Is a ladder rickety or missing? Any dangers that someone could do something about? Are you noticing illegal activities on site? Do you have a suggestion to improve the diving facilities on site? Or on the positive side: Something well done that you would like to let others know, like addition / change of ladders or good maintenance of public utilities? Tell authorities and visitors to this website about it by filling the form below.
Current entries received from you
| Date | Name of diving site | Site issue, Comment or Message to send to authorities and divers about this diving site | File Upload (Publicly viewable) | Issue status |
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| 06/01/2026 | Cathedral Cave, Gozo | Bottom part of the ladder is broken off, divesite inaccessible | 20260106_092456.jpg 20260106_092454.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 07/11/2025 | Cathedral Cavern Ladder, near Wied il-Ghasri | Diving ladder to get into the sea near Cathedral Cavern is bent and unsafe to use. | f38fc818-80a2-40fa-8078-30568462dceb.jpeg a073a5ed-0cf4-4411-869d-fe019047d96a.jpeg 17d70a5f-c8b6-4f3b-be77-e3167ad1141e.jpeg | Open / Current Issue |
| 10/09/2025 | Anchor Reef - GS12 on the Masterplan / Diving Strategy 2022 | Handrail has been missing for years! The steps which are cut in the rocks have weathered to the point that they end up being a slippery proposition after a dive. Can the handrail be put back in!? It's an "official diving site - between Reqqa Point and Xwejni Bay, Marsalforn. Photos attached | missing-railinganchor-reef.jpeg steps-to-anchor-reef.jpeg | Open / Current Issue |
| 01/08/2025 | Xatt L'Ahmar Wrecks | Chanins starting to break off from the ladders to the wrecks. One was removed and is now laying on top | Open / Current Issue | |
| 12/04/2025 | Xatt L’Ahmar Wrecks | The result of No toilets on dive sites: Malta/Gozo, world leading dive destination!!! WTF Piss and poop, disgusting! | IMG-20250412-WA0006.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 28/03/2025 | Zonqor Wrecks - Marsaskala | No handrails/ access ladder at Zonqor POint Wreck - very much needed to walk on uneven entrance point. -- Divinginfo.mt update 27/04/2025 - after a reminder was sent, we were informed by the Cleansing and Maintenance department that "it is still early in the season to install the requested ladder and railing". We have sent a nasty reply reminding that diving has a year-round season and that a strategy announced in 2022 mentioned ladders being available all year round! -- Second update 28/04/2025 from Cleansing & Maintenance Department: "Thank you for contacting again the Cleansing and Maintenance Division with your detailed email. We would like to inform you that your request has been forwarded to the unit concerned within our Division for their immediate attention. They will be assessing the situation and if necessary, will coordinate with other entities to ensure the installation of the handrails and/or ladders as requested." | Open / Current Issue | |
| 20/03/2025 | Xatt L'Ahmar Wrecks | Handrails at one of the ladders missing, therefore can not be used to enter and exit | 20250320_105706.jpg 20250320_105702.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 11/03/2025 | Billinghurst & Cathedral | No doving in the Gozo North! With predominant east wind, Reqqa Point is not a safe entrance and exit point. Unfortunately no other divesites do have ladders (broken and not replaced), therefore diving in the Gozo north is only possible over Xwejni bay (a training site) or taking the 100 steps towards Wiedh Il Ghasri ---- UPDATE by divinginfo.mt 11/03/2025 - Report forwarded and copied in correspondence stating that direction was given for installation at the earliest possibility. ----- Update 14/03/2025 - Billingshurst ladder installed. Let us know if you notice any other improvements. --- Update 14/06/2024 - Cathedral Cavern ladder installed as seen from PDSA announcement. | 20250312_080348.jpg 20250312_075530.jpg | Resolved |
| 11/03/2025 | Inland Sea | No ladder for safe entrance. The site is not affected by any great storms, the removal of the ladder is therefore not really understandable. Apparently only for a quick mantainance but it has been months now. A generally protected dive site but due to missing ladder it makes the entrance unsafe due to algae on the rocks and big Boulders all the way. ---- UPDATE by divinginfo.mt 11/03/2025 - Report forwarded and copied in correspondence stating that direction was given for installation at the earliest possibility. -- Update 25/03/2025 - Stairs replaced and is being galvanised, to be picked up this week and installed immediately. -- Update 12/04/2025 - Stairs put back in place, issue resolved | IMG-20250311-WA0013.jpg IMG-20250311-WA0014.jpg | Resolved |
| 07/03/2025 | Dwejra Gozo | 8.10 AM bathrooms are locked 🔒 Why??? --- divinginfo.mt update - report passed on to authorities on 07/03/2025 - we were also informed the bathrooms were opened later that day. | IMG-20250307-WA0008.jpg | Resolved |
| 23/02/2025 | Xatt L’Ahmar, Red Bay | The "parking" gets just temporarily fixed, once some rain falls, it gets all washed into the sea again. Observed on the 23rd February, after some rain, that construction waste was used to fill the holes, including tiles, pipes and concrete bricks. Shame what we show our guest as "world best diving destination" -- Divinginfo.mt - report passed on on 04/03/2025. | VideoCapture_20250227-073245.jpg VideoCapture_20250227-073253.jpg VideoCapture_20250227-073302.jpg VideoCapture_20250227-073311.jpg VideoCapture_20250227-073316.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 06/02/2025 | Inland sea | Entrance ladder dissapeared at Inland Sea. Was still there in January, making now entrance and exit very challenging if not dangerous with gear. ---- UPDATED divinginfo.mt 06/02/2025 - issues has been raised and we have been informed that the stairs have been removed for maintenance. No ETA for return has yet been provided. -- Updated 12/04/2025 - Other report relates, Issue resolved. | IMG-20250206-WA0005.jpg | Resolved |
| 07/01/2025 | Reqqa Point, Gozo | Upper railing dangerously bend and other parts breaking off due to unprofessional installment with wood chips and little concrete | IMG-20250107-WA0034.jpg IMG-20250107-WA0033.jpg IMG-20250107-WA0031.jpg VID-20250107-WA0032.mp4 VID-20250107-WA0030.mp4 | Open / Current Issue |
| 30/12/2024 | Xatt l-Ahmar, 3 wrecks entrance | Whilst both ladders at Xatt l-Ahmar 3 wrecks entrance are still here, both don't have any retaining chains any more. The first good storm will take them away if not secured! Save time for yourself and install chains/bolts asap as this is a backup site for the winter season for Malta and Gozo dive centres! ------- UPDATE: Divinginfo.mt 31/12/2024: Response from Ministry for Gozo, Maintenance and Public Cleansing section "The maintenance requested will be completed by the end of this week." | 20241230_123711.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 28/12/2024 | Cathedral & Reqqa | Missing/broken ladders ------------- UPDATE: Divinginfo.mt 31/12/2024: Response from Ministry for Gozo, Maintenance and Public Cleansing section: "We will take care of this soon.", --- Update 14/06/2024 - Cathedral Cavern ladder installed as seen from PDSA announcement. | 20241228_082752.jpg 20241228_082824.jpg 20241228_083255.jpg | Resolved |
| 22/10/2024 | Reqqa Point / Inland Seae said | Ladder missing at Reqqa Point. Not sure whether this was weather orientated or removed as 'The Season is Over' With regard to the Inland Sea and in reality Dwerja as a hole a lot more though needs to be given as to proper facilities for dives separately from general tourists. When one consider Dwerja there are hundreds of tourist that come in by coach every day and numerous dive trucks. Neither the Inland Sea or the whole areas has sufficient toilet facilities for divers and tourist for such huge numbers that visit each day. The 'Overflow Car Park' at the Inland Sea has been block off, the portable toilets are an absolute disgrace. I appreciate that not all divers are as mindful of the needs of others and leave them in a disgusting state but nevertheless considerable improvement is needed at one of Gozo's inconic dive sites. The same could be said about Xatt L'Ahmar as again a site which accommodates a great number of divers each day with no facilities for personal comforts other than a hedge of prickly pairs. I could go on and on but these sites probably get more than its fair share of visiting divers. The 2022 review has had no effect on improving matters for one of the Islands main tourist attractions, as NOTHING has been done about implementation. I have been a dive centre owner for 18 yrs(now retired) and very little has been done in that period to improve the dive sites and its facilities. | Open / Current Issue | |
| 18/07/2024 | Xatt l-Ahmar - Haepheastus entry | Entry ladder for MT Haephastus at xatt l-Ahmar missing wooden grips and very slippery | Open / Current Issue | |
| 26/05/2024 | Cathedral Cave entry by ladder | [RESOLVED] Not sure whether this has been reported but I was told the ladder is missing/needs fixing. The inlet is often called Ras il Kanun. --- Update 1/7/2024 - divers reported this to have been fixed about two weeks ago. | Resolved | |
| 23/05/2024 | Xatt L'Ahmar | [RESOLVED] Only one ladder at the entry and that needs some repairs. The second ladder has disappeared. (UPDATED 01/12/2024 - Two ladders on site) | Resolved | |
| 05/05/2024 | Xatt l-Ahmar, Mgarr ix-Xini, Ras il-Hobz, Reqqa Point | Lack of toilets means that tourist divers have nowhere to go to relieve themselves before, in between or after dives, except for bushes! The Gozitan diving industry could be rewarded with a few more mobile toilets at key spots such as Xatt l-ahmar (three wrecks and Hephaestus entry), Mgarr ix-Xini, Ras il-Hobz and Reqqa Point. Spent hundreds to come dive to Gozo & then relieve yourself in the bushes, or behind rocks! The most disgusting pictures are sent in private not to disgust the readers! Divinginfo.mt update 07/05/2024 -- Response from Public entity: "The mobile toilets in Xatt l-Ahmar and Mgarr ix-Xini will be in place in two days..most probably tomorrow.". Additional feedback was provided for the two other sites. | 20240502_104413.jpg 20240502_104434.jpg 20240502_105633.jpg 20240502_110241.jpg 20240502_110303.jpg | Resolved |
| 23/04/2024 | Mgarr ix-Xini | No toilets in place but loooots of divers (10+ trucks) which use the bushes at the back of the Cafe. Disgusting! | 20240423_124839.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 30/04/2024 | Xatt L’Ahmar Wrecks | [RESOLVED] The only ladder in place from the 2, needs serious maintenance as it is just kept in place by 1 chain, the rest is hanging broken - [Update 01/12/2024 - ladders in place] | Resolved | |
| 30/04/2024 | Cirkewwa - P29 and ROzi | Commercial boats driving over the P29 and Rozi Wrecks against notice to mariners 215 of 2023. Boats in video are clearly identifiable and should be at the very least warned! Update 07/09/2024 - A new notice to Mariners was issued which now outlaws all boat traffic, save for diving support boats. | 2024-04-30_21-15-03.mp4 | Partly resolved |
| 30/04/2024 | Anchor Bay | Extremely slippery on the jetty and walk way to the ladder First ladder is missing (from road down to jetty) plus, hand rail is missing The second ladder on the jetty is very loose Update: 07/09/2024 - During a visit on site we noted these issues were sorted. | Resolved | |
| 29/04/2024 | Anchor Bay - Popeye Village | Anchor Bay (old broken quay side) - Still no safe ladder / pathway for safe entrance/exit for scuba divers. Also, the whole path going down is full of fallen rocks and debris. I see in the list that its been reported two years ago! Can this site be made safer, with anti-rockfall netting? A general cleanup would be nice too! Divinginfo.mt update: Cleansing & maintenance Department reply 01/05/2024: "issues for beach ladders and cleaning of bay were forwarded to the relative sections" Divinginfo.mt update: On-site visit on 07/09/2024 - General cleanup had been carried out and beach ladders and a pathway were present. | 20240429_192233.jpg 20240429_192243_001.jpg | Resolved |
| 27/04/2024 | Exiles Beach / Tug 2 | No entry ladder under the Paradise Exiles entry - missing for a few weeks now. MTA - update 29/04/2024 - "Our contractor had been informed and a new ladder has been ordered. Hopefully it will be installed within the coming weeks." Update 29/052024 - Issue has been resolved as seen from pictures on social media. | Resolved | |
| 26/04/2024 | Xatt l-Aħmar and Reqqa Point, mgarr ix-xini, Ras il-Hobz | No portaloo /bathroom facilties at any of these sites, with visiting divers having to use bushes and trees, and a general mess thus caused. Somone forgot that Gozo has a diving Industry? How can instructors tell tourists to go in bushes to relieve themselves??? | Open / Current Issue | |
| 28/05/2023 | MT Hephaestus and Cirkewwa | Illegal Fishing and transiting within diving zone at Xatt l-Ahmar Wrecks and Cirkewwa Marine Park - More information in private message During the dive we encountered a Fishing Pot right on the wreck, as per attached pictures. Through communication with other local diving instructors we have been informed that regular illegal transiting and fishing is being carried out in he wrecks area as follows: 'Small Luzzo every morning and eve 7-10am same one. Also a bigger one trawling via the wrecks and middle finger (Ras il-Hobz). 9-10am daily' Whilst we were on site with divers surfacing from this deep dive at least one pleasure boat also navigated throughout the restricted zone (inside of the Karwela buoy) without hearing heed from the divers & the diving boat boatman who advised the driver of the pleasure boat to keep out of the zone. Unfortunately we could not identify the boat registration number. Also, yesterday morning (Saturday), I personally witnessed multiple vessels transiting again very close, within a few feet from the Cirkewwa wreck marker buoys, one of which was inside of them and directly in the divers' transiting zone. I took photos with a long range 300mm lens which in some cases can clearly identify the vessels. I am attaching these photos to this email. The rental boat seen in the pictures taken did not just pass once, but did so at least four or five times! Freedivers frequent the Cirkewwa wrecks regularly as well, so they are even more in danger. AFM unfortunately knows too well what it means to lose a fellow member due to being hit by a boat and we'd appreciate efforts to prevent this, rather than seek for the culprit later. These pictures were taken only in the span of a few minutes before kitting up or de-kitting, hence the numbers presented in this email are just the top of the iceberg. | ResDSC_0025.jpg ResDSC_0024.jpg Res_5280057.jpg Res_5280055.jpg | Open / Current Issue |
| 07/05/2023 | Reqqa Point | We have noted posts on social media that Reqqa Point' s access ladder has fallen in the sea. The site is extremely difficult to access otherwise, and is however one of the best sites in Gozo for underwater landscape, caverns and marine life. Due to technical diving carried out, shore access is difficult and may lead to medical complications following a deep dive. | Resolved | |
| 17/04/2023 | Ras il-Hobz | We have noted reports in the media that there has been a drainage overflow at Ras il-Hobz, as reported by Lovin Malta today. As reproduced on this site, https://www.divinginfo.mt/unbelievable-worst-timing-ever-drainage-spill-at-ras-il-hobz/ this is the worst timing ever to have such a spill at this site due to visiting Scuba Diving International Influencers visiting these shores for two international events happening over this same week! | Resolved |
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