wreck

Log This Dive

Don Polo

Don Polo is an old fishing trawler, sunk deliberately, and it’s one of our favourite dives near Mar del Plata. It sits upright, an impressive silhouette at 14 metres, easy to navigate even on a murkier day. We love how much of the superstructure remains; you can duck into the wheelhouse, peer into the engine room, and swim along the deck, imagining the last crew. It’s perfect for divers who appreciate a wreck with a real sense of its former life. The hull is now a textured canvas of mussels and anemones, providing plenty of nooks and crannies for resident crabs and colourful nudibranchs. Keep an eye out for the shoals of silversides that often schooling over the deck, sometimes so thick they flicker like a silver curtain. The site is relatively sheltered, which generally means calm conditions, though visibility can vary with the plankton blooms. We’d suggest going in the morning; the light filtering through the water columns really brings out the wreck’s details.