Interest
Reef
Popularity
High
Depth
5m (avg), 18m (max)
Qualification
Beginner
Shore access
Easy
Location
35.9881° N 14.3275° E (Exact)
35°59.286' N 014°19.650' E
35°59'17" N 014°19'39" E
Rating
★★☆☆☆ from 2 divers

Susie's Pool is a shallow diving area in Cirkewwa. This dive site is ideal for beginners as there is a rocky plateau of only 6 meters deep which is often used to practice skills. It's also a good warm up to dive to the start a diving holiday in Malta.

The reef has a steep drop off to about 30 metres. Halfway along the reef wall there is a statue of Our Lady, also known as Madonna, in a small cave at a depth of 18 metres. The Madonna statue was placed in this cavern by a local dive club Amphibians Diving Club in November 1987. For the 20th anniversary in 2007 the dive club added a commemorative plaque inside the cave. In Christmas 2017 the club also added a small crib next to Madonna statue.

Other underwater statues in Malta are Statue of Christ (Kristu tal-Bahhara) off Qawra Point, Crib nativity scene in Ghar Lapsi, and diving helmet in Wied iz-Zurrieq.

More info about Susie's Pool dive site

http://www.calypsosac.org/marfa-point-the-madonna/

Diver in Susie's Pool Madonna [David Agius] Surface view of Susie's Pool [Matjaz Repnik] amazing entrance place. [Matjaz Repnik] Great place for skills. [Matjaz Repnik] Madonna statue

Comments and Ratings

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Adam Sant, July 2020:
★★☆☆☆ Not much to see, good for training I guess.
Matjaz Repnik, October 2017:
Easy exit from end of dive...
Mika Tanninen, January 2015:
★★☆☆☆ Good for training and killing deco/safety stop.

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