BENTE - Lofoten Islands
The Bente wreck in Lofoten sits in surprisingly shallow water, making it a good option when you want to take it easy. Sunk in 1978, this 42-meter motor vessel ran aground just a meter off Straumsjøen and now rests completely submerged. We found the wreck largely intact, though clearly dangerous in places, so careful exploration is key. Look for the engine room, which is often accessible, and keep an eye out for the cod and Pollock that shelter in the holds. It's a proper cold-water wreck dive, perfect for divers keen on history and the hardier creatures that call these northern waters home.
- Location
- Lofoten Islands, Norway, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 68.700000, 14.431666
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 10m
Marine Protected Area: Nykvåg/Nykan
Nearby Dive Sites in Lofoten Islands
- Akkarvika
- Alfred von Tirpitz (wreck)
- ALTONA - 25m (wreck)
- ANTON SCHMIDT - 0m (wreck)
- ANTON SCHMIDT (POSSIBLY) - 22m (wreck)
- ATLAS - 60m (wreck)
- Black Watch - 15-30m (wreck)
- BOYKY - 0m (wreck)
- CASTEL - 20m (wreck)
- Donnier 26 - 26m
- Dornier WW2 wreck Onoy (wreck)
- DS Flint (wreck)
- D/S Martha Heinrich Fisser - 24m (wreck)
- D/S Romanby - 24m (wreck)
- DYROYGUTT - 2m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to BENTE
Marine Life in Lofoten Islands
Home to 17 recorded species including 12 reef fish, 3 sharks & rays, 1 crabs & lobsters, 1 clams & mussels.
Notable Species
- sprat (Sprattus sprattus) - Reef Fish
- Protestant (Clupea harengus) - Reef Fish
- Spawn (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - Reef Fish
- whiting (Merlangius merlangus) - Reef Fish
- Split (Scomber scombrus) - Reef Fish
- Cape Shark (Squalus acanthias) - Sharks & Rays
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Reef Fish
- pearl-side (Maurolicus muelleri) - Reef Fish
- lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) - Reef Fish
- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - Reef Fish
- blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) - Reef Fish
- Pollock (Trachurus trachurus) - Reef Fish
- Velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) - Sharks & Rays
- Flathead Catshark (Apristurus laurussonii) - Sharks & Rays
- speckled sea-louse (Eurydice pulchra) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) - Clams & Mussels
- lesser argentine (Argentina sphyraena) - Reef Fish