WW2 wreck, about 50m long. Just 6 minutes pleasant boat ride out of our diving center. Landing boat that collided with another German warship in dense fog in 1944. They tried to tow it to Trieste and failed. The tow line is still visible – they had to cut it.
The wreck lays in 23m depth, turned upside down. We descend using buoy line and first reach 18m depth, where 3 propellers and rudders are visible. Reaching the bottom at 23m, we swim along the wreck, observing plenty of marine life under the wreck.
For advanced divers, penetration is possible, as it is easy to swim through the cargo area. Usually it is best to enter the wreck at the front, swim through cargo area and exit the cargo area where it ends. Easy penetration, but you need good guidance, as visibility might close up behind you as you swim (lots of silt in the wreck). However as we only swim one way, this can be safely made with proper guidance.
The wreck is full of life. We usually see many lobsters, some very large, conger eels and many scorpion fishes.
You can read about the wrecks history here (by author Daniel Germek).
