Dive-site story
Built as the World War II Liberty Ship SS Edwin L. Drake, the Dori sits upright on a sandy seabed off São Roque on São Miguel Island. Decades of Atlantic swells have broken the protected archaeological park down into an artificial reef where divers navigate exposed steam boilers, structural beams, and fractured hull plates sheltering marine life.
World War II Liberty Ship wreck lying on open sand
Metal framework colonized by sponges, anemones, and algae
Protected underwater archaeological park featuring marked thematic routes
Dusky groupers and schooling pelagic fish patrolling the debris
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Summer and early autumn bring calmer surface conditions and warmer water.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusky grouperEpinephelus marginatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Grey triggerfishBalistes capriscus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Common octopusOctopus vulgaris | Common | ||||||||||||
| Azores chromisChromis limbata | Common | ||||||||||||
| Yellowmouth barracudaSphyraena viridensis | Seasonal |
Marine forecast
