Antonio Lorenzo

The Antonio Lorenzo is a huge longliner that was purposefully sunk on a sandy location to create an artificial reef and is one of the top diving wrecks on Reunion Island. And the game has been won because there are now a lot of Lutjans, antennas, leopard rays, stingrays, and even lion fish.

The Antonio Lorenzo shipwreck is located at a depth of 40 meters, not far from the 'Le Grand Tombant de la Pointe au Sel' dive site. Off the Kerguelen Islands, a Chilean longliner was caught unlawfully fishing... At the request of the French Diving Federation, it was purposely sunk in 1999 over 38 meters of water. It has since slid a little on the sandy bottom and is currently resting on its side, around 50 meters away. The coral is slowly forming on top of it, but the fish population has settled in.

Region: Saint Leu
Type of diving: Wreck diving
Location: South of Pointe des Châteaux
Diving level: Level 2, Pe40 or Advanced open water
Depth of the diving spot: 40 meters