Off the coast, to the south is the jagged Munxar reef. It is a popular spot for scuba divers although strong currents can make it tricky for divers and for shipping. It has been claimed (very controversially) that St Paul was actually shipwrecked here in 60 AD and not in the bay in the north of Malta that was named after him.

Apparently water depths here on the east coast closely match the biblical accounts, and roman anchors and other artefacts of the right age have been found on the seabed.