Also known as
MV Rozi, Tug Boat Rozi, Rozy
Interest
Reef & Wreck
Popularity
High
Depth
20m (avg), 34m (max)
Qualification
Advanced
Shore access
Easy
Location
35.9898° N 14.3269° E (Nearby)
35°59.388' N 014°19.614' E
35°59'23" N 014°19'37" E
Rating
★★★★ from 7 divers

Rozi is one of the two wrecks in Cirkewwa on the northwest side of Malta, and one of the most popular dive sites in the Maltese islands. Rozi was a former tugboat that operated in Grand Harbour of Valletta. She was scuttled in 1992 as an underwater tourist attraction for submarine tours, and also became an artificial reef for scuba divers. Tugboat Rozi wreck is easily dived from the shore, and is located close to Patrol Boat P29 wreck.

Rozi wreck is around 35 m long and lies upright on a sandy bottom, with her mast starting at 20 m and most of the wreck between 30 and 34 m of water. She is about 130 m from the nearest entry point, her stern close to the reef and bows towards the open sea. The wreck is still intact, except for its engine and the propeller which were removed before scuttling. Rozi offers an outstanding wreck dive with various penetration possibilities, and diving Rozi can be combined with a visit to nearby Cirkewwa Arch.

There is an underwater geocache on Rozi wreck: Malta Dive Sites - MV Rozi. Another scuba diving cache is on Tug 2 wreck in Sliema.

Tugboat Rozi wreck history

MV Rozi was built in Bristol, England by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd and launched in 1958. The steel tug boat was about 33 m in length with a beam of 8.5 m. She worked in Liverpool first for Johnston-Warren Line Ltd, originally named MV Rossmore, and from 1969 onward for Rea Towing Company, renamed MV Rossgarth. In 1972 she was sold to Mifsud Brothers Ltd and sailed from Liverpool to Malta, where the tug operated for Malta Ship Towage Ltd. In 1981 she was sold to Tug Malta and renamed MV Rozi.

Tugboat Rozi operated in Grand Harbour of Valletta for two decades until 1992, when she was decommissioned and sold to Captain Morgan Cruises. Rozi was scuttled off Cirkewwa on 10th September 1992 as an attraction for tourist submarine trips around the area, which no longer operate. Rozi is now one of the most dived wrecks in Malta.

More info about Rozi dive site

Wrecksite.eu
Wikipedia.org
3D model of Rozi wreck

Diver admiring Rozi wreck Top view [Arkadiusz Srebnik] Whole wreck [Arkadiusz Srebnik] Chimney [Pascal Pardoux] Cabin [Pascal Pardoux] Nice wreck, worth to visit [Matjaz Repnik] The wreck [Pascal Pardoux] Cabin [Pascal Pardoux] Foredeck [Pascal Pardoux] Top view [Arkadiusz Srebnik] Missing Prop, but perfect frame [David Agius] Stern of Rozi [David Agius] Rozi's bow [David Agius] Tugboat Rozi wreck let's do some buoyancy := [Matjaz Repnik] The wreck [Pascal Pardoux] Mast [Arkadiusz Srebnik] Bridge [David Agius] Diver inside Rozi Rozi's engine room Tec diver in Rozi's engine room Diver approaching Rozi Anchor [Pascal Pardoux] Acnhor on the way to Rozi [Yvan Rouxel] Diving Rozi tug wreck Rozi [Yvan Rouxel] Moray eel at Rozi Divers and fish around Rozi's bridge

Comments and Ratings

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Pascal Pardoux, June 2023:
★★★★★ The wreck of the Tugboag Rozi enjoys a photogenic aura - Its silhouette can be distinguished from afar if one comes to it through the sand - The wreck is well preserved - Its interior access is however limited and does not present of real interest - A dive without difficulty, which can be combined with that of the P29 by respecting the surface interval between these two dives
Martin Meli, May 2023:
★★★★★
Mike A, February 2023:
★★★★ P29 is significantly nicer at ~ the same depth. If you need to pick only one and ~30m wreck is fine, go to P29 instead. If for one reason or another this is the primary choice, go for it. Maybe not worth going multiple times, though.
mark camilleri, September 2021:
Good wreck dive with fish and sea life to observe. watch my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkQDd-PpLC4&t=25s
Yvan Rouxel, August 2021:
★★★★★ One of the best wreck with great marine life around
Adam Sant, July 2020:
★★★☆☆ Nice wreck with typically good sea life.
Matjaz Repnik, October 2017:
Many fishes, need to visit ;)
David Agius, October 2017:
★★★★★
David Agius, October 2017:
Easy and relax dive with lots of fish!
Mika Tanninen, January 2015:
★★★★ A lot of sea life, as divers commonly feed the fish on the wreck.

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