DC3 - Kas & Kekova
The DC3 is a genuine highlight when diving around Kas. This particular wreck, a C-47 transport plane, was sunk intentionally back in 2009 to create an artificial reef. It sits upright on the seabed at around 22-28 metres, so it’s accessible for Advanced Open Water divers and offers plenty of bottom time. What we really appreciate here is how well preserved it is – you can still clearly make out the cockpit, the fuselage, and even the engines. Schools of glasseye fish shimmer in the shadows of the wings, and nudibranchs often graze on the sponges that have started to colonise the metal. Keep an eye out for moray eels tucked into crevices. It’s a compelling site, especially for wreck enthusiasts, without being overly challenging.
- Location
- Kas & Kekova, Turkey, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 36.181477, 29.642937
- Type
- wreck
Nearby Dive Sites in Kas & Kekova
- airplane (wreck)
- Airplane Wreck - 55-60m (wreck)
- Antalya akra - 15m
- Antalya Doruk Scuba Diving Center - 16m
- Butterfly Valley
- Canyon
- Canyon - 10-30m
- Coastguard Wreck (wreck)
- Dilvarda West - 10-25m (reef)
- DIMITRIOS M - 10m (wreck)
- Duchess of York (wreck)
- Düden Selalesi -Water Fall - 15m
- Fener Kulesi
- Fenre
- Firnaz Bay (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to DC3
Marine Life in Kas & Kekova
Home to 17 recorded species including 6 reef fish, 5 whales & dolphins, 2 seagrass & algae, 1 other, 1 sea urchins, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Species
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Marbled Spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus) - Reef Fish
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Studded Pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) - Reef Fish
- Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum) - Reef Fish
- Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema setosum) - Sea Urchins
- Red lionfish (Pterois miles) - Reef Fish
- Three-tooth Cavoline (Cavolinia tridentata) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Mediterranean tapeweed (Posidonia oceanica) - Seagrass & Algae
- Red coral (Corallium rubrum) - Soft Corals
- Species code: Hs (Halophila stipulacea) - Seagrass & Algae
- Silver-cheeked Toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) - Reef Fish
- Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) - Whales & Dolphins
- Yellow Barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis) - Reef Fish
- Grey Dolphin (Grampus griseus) - Whales & Dolphins