Gran Canaria is known for its abundance of wrecks, one of them is the Portuguese trawler Alcyon, sunk in 1946 by the fearsome Baja de Gando, in the east coast of the island.
The benign conditions of the Bay of Gando, where it rests, and the shallow depth, would quickly make it a popular dive site if it were not in the military zone of the Gando Air Base, which requires a specific authorization for access by divers