Advenway
Advenway
Artificial reef Altınkum offshore waters, Didim, Aydın
The colour shows the step on an official scale (sea: WMO code table 3700, wave height; wind: Beaufort scale); it is not a dive decision. This is an open-sea model; sheltered coves are usually calmer.
Sea temperature
22.7°C
Wave height
0.62 m
Wave period 4.1 s
Current
0.4 km/h
SSE
Wind
11.2 km/h
N
Air temperature
16.3°C
Feels like
15.4°C
Humidity
77%
Pressure
1017 hPa
Data: Open-Meteo · These are model forecasts; confirm local conditions with the dive center before you dive.
Numbers are 2023–2025 monthly average water temperatures; colour shows the suggested suit for that month. Tap a month to see the details below. Waves and wind: average of each day’s highest value in that month (Open-Meteo marine model and ERA5); a darker tone means a wavier or windier month for this site. These are open-sea models; sheltered coves are usually calmer.
Hood and gloves recommended.
Typical day: highest wave ~0.6 m, strongest wind ~23 km/h.
2023–2025 average; today’s value is in the current conditions above.
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5 nearby centres are authorised for nitrox training. See the list →
Centres with a Nitrox specialty registered with the TSSF (checked October 2026). This is a training authorisation; ask the centre about Nitrox fills and rental.
Nitrox depth calculator (MOD) → Flying after diving: at least 12–18 hours (DAN) →
A boat built in Germany in 1959 and handed to the Gendarmerie General Command as a coast protection boat in 1965. Donated by the Coast Guard Command, she was sunk as an artificial reef at 20 metres off Altınkum, about 2 km beyond Panayır Island.
Underwater cultural assets are covered by Turkish Law no. 2863. Diving at these sites is done only through authorized dive centers and in line with the published rules.
Distances are in a straight line and some coordinates are approximate; the route by boat is longer.
The TSSF-registered centres closest to this site (within 60 km or in the same province). Distance is a straight line to the centre’s registered address; it does not mean the centre runs dives to this site, so ask the centre. All authorised centres →
37.324266, 27.336908
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Corroborated
It appears in at least two independent sources.
About the position on the map
The position is at Panayır Island level; the wreck lies about 2 km off the island, and no coordinate has been published for the sinking point.
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