GUNNAR II - Lofoten Islands
Gunnar II isn't your typical tropical jaunt, and that's precisely why we love it. This isn't about colourful corals, it’s about history and the sheer drama of the Lofoten landscape. She’s a fishing vessel, wrecked in a nasty snowstorm, and now rests in a sheltered cove in Nappstraumen. Diving Gunnar II feels like stepping into a cold, dark piece of maritime history. The wreck itself is relatively intact, and we love poking around the superstructure, imagining the conditions when she went down. Expect to see wolf fish lurking in crevices, cod drifting through the holds, and anemones clinging to every surface. It’s a dive for those who appreciate wrecks with a story, for photographers chasing moody light, and for divers who aren’t afraid of a little chill in the name of adventure. The depth here means it’s accessible to most, but the cold water dictates drysuit diving. Go when the light is good; it really enhances the atmosphere.
- Location
- Lofoten Islands, Norway, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 68.116670, 13.466667
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 0m
Marine Protected Area: Æsholman
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)
- BENTE - 10m (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)
Nearest Dive Centres to GUNNAR II
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