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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Tabarka was a cargo who displaced 2624 tonnes on surface.
HISTORY
We do not know much about the Tabarka except that she was known as the Pollux and was registered in Rouen. She was sezed by the Royal Navy in July 1940 at Falmouth and brought to Scapa Flow to serve as a blockship.
DIVE SITE
Site : the Tabarka lies about 200m north west of Inverlane.
Co-ordinates : 58 deg 53,31 north / 03 deg 09,55 west
Depth : the hull lies at 12m.
THE DIVE
The Tabarka lies completely upside down, just a few hundred meters from the Gobernador Boris. The visibility is usually excellent due to strong tidal currents. The place of interest is without any doubt the engine room. Three huge boilers who fell of their stands are now lying on the ceiling and a little further a triple expansion turbine.
DIFFICULTY
The main difficulty lies in the current and the penetration. Once inside the wreck their are only two ways out of it, the entry you came from and the exit at the other end of the wreck. This dive is tidal so the visit can be down only when slake tide. The gas of choice would be a air due to the very shallow depth.
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