The Um El Faroud was sunk in 1998 following a terrible explosion on board that killed nine Maltese dockyard workers.  For three years in lay in the harbour of Valletta, now with the memorial brass plaque above the front windows of the helm, it sits upright on the sandy seabed Southwest of Wied iz-Zurrieq.  The Um El Faroud weighs 10,000 tons and is 115 metres long.  The depth to the top of the bridge is 18 metres and 25 metres to the main deck.  Divers might come across some squid and barracudas at the stern.  The port side is usually teeming with large schools of sea breams, parrotfish and silversides.  Sometimes one can come across the occasional amberjack and tuna.  The wreck can be entered fairly easily, but due to its size, this should be restricted only to divers with advanced wreck diving training.

Maximum depth - 36 metres