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AREDELTA I

Mar del Plata's coastline isn't typically on the international dive radar, but the AREDELTA I offers a genuinely unique wreck experience. This isn’t a deep dive, sitting at a maximum of 6 metres, which makes it incredibly accessible for newer wreck enthusiasts or those who just want to spend some serious bottom time exploring. We love the feeling of history here, the way the old fishing trawler, sunk in 1991, has become a rough-and-ready home. When you drop down, the first thing you notice is the sheer solidity of the wreck, even after all these years. The hull plates are thick, encrusted with anemones and the occasional feathery hydroid, creating a textured surface that shifts with the surge. You can swim around and over the main superstructure, pushing through schools of silversides that dart away from your approach, glinting like scattered change. We've often seen kingfish patrolling the perimeter, their silver bodies flashing as they hunt. Our favourite part has to be the interior, though. The wheelhouse is surprisingly intact, offering a glimpse into the trawler's working life. You can peer through the empty window frames, imagining the stormy seas this vessel once endured, now home to a slow-moving spider crab or a skittish blenny. It’s an easy, rewarding dive, perfect for photographers wanting to capture both marine life and an evocative piece of local maritime history. Just watch the surge; it can pick up, especially on windy days.