Mallorca · about 4 km from Porto Cristo
Cova de sa Piqueta
Closed to divers
Closed to recreational cave divers. Connected underwater with the Natura 2000 caves (ZEC) Cova des Pirata and Cova des Pont: the Balearic government only grants access for activities backed by a scientific institution or university, or carried out on behalf of a public administration. Some entrances are closed off.
- Max depth11 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationSkualo Porto CristoUnknown — ask about fills (air/nitrox); no trimix mentionedRoute ↗
- Fill stationZOEA MallorcaNot stated — askRoute ↗
- Fill stationBluewater MenorcaAir (per its SSI listing); nitrox: askRoute ↗
Now at Cova de sa Piqueta
What it looks like
The Sa Piqueta Cave Diving Incident A 60-Hour Fight for Survival in the Deadly Cave The Sa Piqueta Cave Incident |Cave Diving Gone WRONG. #truestory #history #documentary The Sa piqueta Cave Diving Incident A 60 Hours Fight for Survival In The Deadly Cave | The Sa Piqueta Cave Incident Cave Exploring Gone WRONG
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Videos and posts
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The Sa Piqueta Cave Diving Incident A 60-Hour Fight for Survival in the Deadly Cave The Sa Piqueta Cave Incident |Cave Diving Gone WRONG. #truestory #history #documentary The Sa piqueta Cave Diving Incident A 60 Hours Fight for Survival In The Deadly Cave | The Sa Piqueta Cave Incident Cave Exploring Gone WRONG
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Other people's footage, not advice: how someone else dives here says nothing about what suits your team. Dive within your training.
The dive
A British report calls the water in Cova des Pirata crystal clear and the dry sections very photogenic.
1 earlier accident or incident has been reported at this cave. Read what happened ↓
Profile and sections
A British report calls the water in Cova des Pirata crystal clear and the dry sections very photogenic.
Sa Piqueta is part of the Pirata–Pont–Piqueta system: underwater exploration connected the Pirata and Pont caves with sa Piqueta.
- Depth and profile
- Max -11 m. System 3,020 m, of which 1,190 m underwater; 13 main lakes (~5,000 m² of water). Main chamber ~140 × 70 m.
- Configuration
- Your gear has to go ~36 m down (with a rope) and through dry cave: sidemount or small cylinders are the obvious choice (estimate).
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Rope pitch, dry cave and short underwater sections between lakes: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 11 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Ropework (SRT) needed
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Entrance ~4.5 km SW of Porto Cristo, near Cala Romàntica. Inside you descend ~36 m to a large chamber with lakes; a caving blog advises bringing a 40 m rope to descend safely. Connected underwater with Cova des Pont and Cova des Pirata.
Around Cova de sa Piqueta
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 4 km
Skualo Porto Cristo
Passeig des Cap des Toll 11, 07680 Porto Cristo
Unknown — ask about fills (air/nitrox); no trimix mentioned
Ask
PADI 5-star centre in the reference town; boat dives and boat trips to the Cova des Coloms sea cave. No tec or cave-diving offer found.
ZOEA Mallorca
Club Nàutic Santa Ponsa, Santa Ponsa (also Via Creu 46, 07180, Palma)
Not stated — ask
1 Apr–31 Oct daily; 1 Nov–31 Mar weekends and holidays only
Large centre in the south-west; daily boats to >30 sites, incl. the El Toro, Malgrats and Dragonera reserves (Cueva de la Ventana). Handy if you stay on the west side.
Bluewater Menorca
Carrer Llevant, local 1-3, 07769 Cap d'Artrutx (Ciutadella)
Air (per its SSI listing); nitrox: ask
Website: daily 8:00–18:00; SSI: Mon–Sat 8:30–18:00
Own boat from Cala'n Bosch; guided dives in Pont d'en Gil (~40 min by boat). Freediving too.
News
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Accidents and incidents
What happened at this cave before, with the sources. No names are given; read it as a lesson for your own planning.
- April 2017: a guideline broke during a survey dive. With poor visibility and little gas left, a diver found an air pocket ~900 m from the entrance, where he waited 60 hours in CO₂-rich air until GEAS divers and Grup Nord de Mallorca reached him; his buddy had swum out to raise the alarm.
Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 13 Nov 2026.
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