Wreck of the Ulysses
Djerba · Tunisia
A steel cargo vessel resting upright on a sandy seabed at 28 metres, the Ulysses has been colonised by dense encrusting sponges, gorgonian fans, and thick mats of bryozoans that have transformed the hull into an artificial reef. Schools of two-banded sea bream and comber swirl around the superstructure while moray eels occupy every gap in the corroding metalwork. The wreck is penetrable at several points, revealing intact cargo holds now inhabited by cuttlefish that hover motionless in the torchlight.
Conditions
Depth
18 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Great Grey Shrike
Last confirmed Jun 17, 2026 · 23 records
Very likely
Most dives
Greater Flamingo
Last confirmed Jan 10, 2026 · 6 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Common Greenshank
Last confirmed Jan 24, 2026 · 9 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
European Cuttlefish
Last confirmed Aug 23, 2025 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
European Stonechat
Last confirmed Feb 17, 2025 · 12 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Common Octopus
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Mediterranean Moray
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear