Rosia Bay.
Rosia Bay is a small, sheltered historic bay on Gibraltar's south-west coast, long used by local clubs for trial dives and diver training. The seabed holds several Admiralty anchors, a sunken car and other debris, with small wrecks in and around the bay. The bay has naval history: it served the Victualling Yard, and Lionel 'Buster' Crabb trained here during the Second World War.
Where most of my early experience got built, dive after dive — taken down to 30 m here as the confidence grew.
What's down there.
- Several Admiralty anchors on the seabed
- Sunken car and scattered debris
- Small wrecks in and around the bay
- Historic naval anchorage beside the old Victualling Yard and Rosia Mole
- Where Buster Crabb trained as a diver in the Second World War
- Starfish
- Shoals of fish
PADI gives about 28 m; shallow sheltered areas are used for try-dives and training
Sheltered bay with easy entry and exit, used for trial dives, training and beginners. Deeper parts reach about 28 m; PADI recommends the site for advanced divers.
56 dives.
From the reconstructed log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.