Patrolac - Budva & Bar
Patrolac is a dive site off the coast of Montenegro, offering a glimpse into the country's underwater history. Here you'll find the wreck of a patrol boat, resting on the seabed. It's a straightforward dive, popular with local operators, and generally suited for divers looking for an easy wreck experience rather than intricate reef systems. Expect to see typical Mediterranean reef fish making their home around the wreck structure.
- Location
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 42.398900, 18.570114
Marine Protected Area: Tivatska solila
Nearby Dive Sites in Budva & Bar
- AGIP MARCHE (MIDSHIPS SECTION) - 50m (wreck)
- AURORA (PROBABLY) - 10m (wreck)
- Blue Grotto - 3-15m (cave)
- BOLANA - 25m (wreck)
- BRINDISI - 13m (wreck)
- Budva Diving
- Dive shop
- galiola
- Jezero Spajici - 15m (lagoon)
- Kaiser Franz Joseph I, wreck - 27m (wreck)
- Kolocep Bezdan Abyss - 21m
- Mali Katic
- PAGANINI - 37m (wreck)
- Patrol Boat PBR512 wreck - 22m (wreck)
- Platamuni
Nearest Dive Centres to Patrolac
Marine Life in Budva & Bar
Home to 71 recorded species including 40 reef fish, 16 sharks & rays, 4 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 3 whales & dolphins, 2 octopus & squid.
Notable Species
- Thornback skate (Raja clavata) - Sharks & Rays
- dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) - Sharks & Rays
- hake (Merluccius merluccius) - Reef Fish
- Mullet (Mullus barbatus) - Reef Fish
- Gurnard (Trigla lyra) - Reef Fish
- Common brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)
- Brown Skate (Raja miraletus) - Sharks & Rays
- Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) - Seagrass & Algae
- lesser argentine (Argentina sphyraena) - Reef Fish
- Cape Shark (Squalus acanthias) - Sharks & Rays
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish
- grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) - Reef Fish
- Soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus) - Reef Fish
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Blotched Picarel (Spicara maena) - Reef Fish
- Black-bellied angler (Lophius budegassa) - Reef Fish
- Deep-body Pickarel (Spicara smaris) - Reef Fish
- Mediterranean feather star (Antedon mediterranea)
- Rig (Galeorhinus galeus) - Sharks & Rays
- Capelin (Trisopterus capelanus) - Reef Fish