Ibiza Town, Balearic Islands, Spain

Don Pedro Wreck

The Don Pedro is a 142 metre freighter that sank on 11 July 2007 after striking a rock at the entrance of Ibiza port and is the largest accessible wreck in the Mediterranean. The hull rests on its port side in 46 metres of water just off Ibiza Town, with the highest point of the structure at around 22 metres. The size and depth profile have made it the flagship dive of the Balearic Islands. Recreational divers can circle the upper structure, explore the bow and the bridge area, and in advanced or technical configurations descend along the hull to the lower decks. After more than fifteen years of colonisation the structure is heavily encrusted with golden cup coral, sponges and the start of small gorgonia, and resident inhabitants include dense shoals of bogue, large dusky groupers, conger eels, scorpionfish and visiting amberjack and barracuda. Currents are generally weak but visibility varies depending on swell.