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INGE BENEDIKTE

Forget colourful reefs, Inge Benedikte is about the chill. This old fishing trawler sits upright on the bottom of Lake Thingvallavatn, a proper freshwater wreck dive. It’s a strange, almost eerie dive, with the low light filtering through the glacial meltwater. We love how the visibility, often stretching 30 metres or more, lets you appreciate the entire ship from a distance before you get close. This isn’t a rummage-through-cabinets kind of wreck. Inge Benedikte is heavily collapsed, but the sheer scale of the hull remains, a dark silhouette against the pale lakebed. You can swim over the deck, poke around the wheelhouse remains, and imagine the old trawler’s working life. The cold water means no corals, but we've seen arctic char darting in and out of the twisted metal, and the occasional freshwater sculpin tucked into crevices. This dive is for those who appreciate history and the unique challenge of a freshwater wreck in truly stark conditions. Pack a good drysuit, a thick undergarment, and prepare for a unique kind of beauty.