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Also known as HMS Trusty Star, HMT Trusty Star
Interest Wreck
Popularity Low
Depth85m (avg), 90m (max)
Qualification Technical
Shore access Boat only
Location 35.9060°N 14.5555°E (Exact)
HMD Trusty Star is one of the many World War II wreck dives around Malta. Trusty Star was a British drifter converted to a minesweeper. She sank after hitting a mine herself outside Grand Harbour in 1942. The wreck was found in 2016.
The wreck of Trusty Star is at 90 m depth approximately 3 km off Fort St.…
Also known as HMS Trusty Star, HMT Trusty Star
Interest Wreck
Popularity Low
Depth85m (avg), 90m (max)
Qualification Technical
Shore access Boat only
Location 35.9060°N 14.5555°E (Exact)
HMD Trusty Star is one of the many World War II wreck dives around Malta. Trusty Star was a British drifter converted to a minesweeper. She sank after hitting a mine herself outside Grand Harbour in 1942. The wreck was found in 2016.
The wreck of Trusty Star is at 90 m depth approximately 3 km off Fort St. Elmo in Valletta. This is a boat dive for technical trimix divers. The wreck is about 26 m in length and lying on a 45-degree angle on her starboard side on sandy seabed. The wreck is quite intact and covered with silt.
As of 1st May 2019 HMD Trusty Star is under protection of Heritage Malta, and diving the wreck requires a special permit. Read more about diving the historical wrecks in Malta
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