Things to do · Destination Guide
Cold-water wrecks, sheltered shore entries and archipelago day boats on Norway's south coast.
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Start with One Ocean at Sogne for shore and guided boat dives, Skottevik for the protected house reef and weather-dependent group boats, or Tregde for an independent Mandal-area base with fills, drying and boats to rent. Visit Norway confirms the Korsvikfjorden MS Seattle wreck and warns against entering it. Skottevik also advertises beginner courses, whereas some Tregde wrecks and One Ocean technical itineraries are far beyond entry-level recreational training. Do not book based on a wreck name alone: verify exact start point, depth, surface cover, currents, equipment and certification.
One Ocean base shore entry
A documented Sogne starting point for local nature dives.
Skottevik house reef
Protected sandy and rocky base area used for course dives and night diving.
Slettingsundet, Tregde
Tregde lists coastal nature diving with wrasse, squat lobsters and scallops, with a broad potential depth range.
Sandoybukta, Tregde
Named by Tregde as a local nature-dive option.
MS Seattle, Korsvikfjorden
Visit Norway places this 1940 shipwreck in Korsvikfjorden outside Kristiansand, with sections around 20 m to 70 m.
AM-ME-Mar, Tregde
Tregde lists this wreck around 12 m to 25 m.
Savonmaa, Tregde
Tregde describes a wreck around 20 m to 25 m.
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