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Date | Name of diving site | Issue status | Site issue, Comment or Message to send to authorities and divers about this diving site | File Upload (Publicly viewable) |
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22/10/2024 | Reqqa Point / Inland Seae said | Open / Current Issue | 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. | |
18/07/2024 | Xatt l-Ahmar - Haepheastus entry | Resolved | Entry ladder for MT Haephastus at xatt l-Ahmar missing wooden grips and very slippery -- divinginfo.mt update: noted to have been fixed | |
26/05/2024 | Cathedral Cave entry by ladder | Resolved | [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. | |
23/05/2024 | Xatt L'Ahmar | Resolved | [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) | |
05/05/2024 | Xatt l-Ahmar, Mgarr ix-Xini, Ras il-Hobz, Reqqa Point | Resolved | 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. | |
23/04/2024 | Mgarr ix-Xini | Open / Current Issue | No toilets in place but loooots of divers (10+ trucks) which use the bushes at the back of the Cafe. Disgusting! | |
30/04/2024 | Xatt L’Ahmar Wrecks | Resolved | [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] | |
30/04/2024 | Cirkewwa - P29 and ROzi | Partly resolved | 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. | |
30/04/2024 | Anchor Bay | Resolved | 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. | |
29/04/2024 | Anchor Bay - Popeye Village | Resolved | 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. |
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