Akko Underwater Archaeology
Dive the underwater archaeological sites of Akko harbor, where 3,000 years of maritime history lie beneath the Mediterranean surface, from Phoenician anchors to Crusader warships and Ottoman cannon.
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Akko Dive Center
Join a dive from the Akko dive center, specializing in the extraordinary underwater archaeological sites of the harbor where millennia of maritime activity have left a seabed museum of anchors, shipwrecks, and artifacts.
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Phoenician Anchor Field
Dive the anchor field in the outer harbor where stone and lead anchors from Phoenician, Greek, and Roman merchant vessels lie on the seabed, the accumulation of losses from the ancient port visible in extraordinary concentration.
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Crusader Harbor Remains
Explore the underwater remains of the Crusader harbor installations, including the iron chains that once stretched across the harbor entrance to prevent hostile ships from entering, now preserved on the seabed.
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Ottoman Cannon Site
See the Ottoman cannon that fell into the harbor during Jazzar Pasha naval operations, the iron weapons now encrusted with coral and inhabited by fish, each one representing a specific moment in the military history of Akko.
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Ancient Shipwreck
Dive the ancient shipwreck site in the outer harbor where the wooden hull of an Ottoman-era cargo vessel lies partially buried in the sand, its ceramic cargo of storage jars still visible among the ribs of the ship.
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Night Dive
Experience the Akko harbor night dive when octopuses emerge to hunt, moray eels patrol the ancient stone foundations of the harbor walls, and the underwater archaeological sites take on a ghostly quality in torchlight.
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