Almost every scuba diving destination in the world offers some form of wreck diving. For many areas this is as an alternative to diving on coral and other reefs; in other areas, the wrecks are the only diving attraction.
Scuba diving publications frequently print articles about "the top 10 wreck dives in the world", and broadly speaking the 10 wrecks in any particular article tend to be drawn from the following list:
Captain Keith Tibbetts, a Russian destroyer sunk as an artificial reef off Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
Fujikawa Maru, probably the best of the many excellent World War Two shipwrecks in Truk Lagoon. Some argue that the 10 best diving wrecks in the world should be filled exclusively by the Truk Lagoon wrecks.
SMS Markgraf, a German warship from World War One, probably the best of many German warships scuttled in Scapa Flow, Scotland. Some argue that the SMS Koln is the best wreck in the anchorage.
Nagato, a Japanese World War Two battleship which was sunk in Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands as part of the nuclear tests (presently closed to divers). Other divers argue that the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga is the lagoon's star attraction.
USS Oriskany, a US aircraft carrier deliberately sunk as an artificial reef off Pensacola, Florida.
MS Zenobia, a roll-on roll-off ferry which sunk off Larnaca, Cyprus.
Map of two wrecks near Cape Town
Inside the SATS General Botha in False Bay
However there are a huge number of other very popular wreck dives elsewhere in the world, including:
Regional articles which include wreck diving sites:
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