The aim of this trip was to combine fun diving with documenting local wrecks and discovering the rich history of the Calabria region. For some of the participants, these were the vry first technical dives after finishing their GUE Tech1 training!
During the expedition we dived on the following spots:
In addition to diving, we also managed to visit interesting places on the surface. Thanks to the courtesy of the Megale Hellas diving center, participants were able to visit and learn about the history of the charming town of Scilla and get to know the medieval village of Stilo, along with the unique Byzantine monastery of La Cattolica di Stilo.
During the dives we were able to :
About the ship:
TYPE: cargo ship YEAR OF
CONSTRUCTION: 1903
SHIPYARD: A.G. Neptune – Rostock (Germany)
SHIPOWNER: S.A. Emanuele V. Parodi, Genoa (Italy)
GROSS TONNAGE: 2,216 tons
LENGTH: 95.66 m
WIDTH: 13.18 m
SIDE HEIGHT: 5.76 m
DRIVE: 1 steam engine 1400HP
Sinking:
DATE: 16 February 1943
CAUSE: torpedo hit by British submarine UNRIVALLED
ROUTE: convoy cruise from Crotone to Messina
CARGO: coal
Location of the wreck:
LATITUDE: 38° 18′ 49″ N
LONGITUDE: 16° 27′ 14″ E
DEPTH: 35 – 44 m
Capitan Antonio – aft section
Capitan Antonio – bow part and remains of the fuselage
Cosala – cannon and part of the aft deck
Isadora Abuter Grebe, Dinas Aalders, Keith Andrews, Dirk Van Daalen, Lara Indra, Piotr Nowak, Bartek Trzciński, Grzegorz Werstler, Joanna Zioło-Werstler, Alma Wojciechowska.
Bartek Trzciński
Roberta Eliodoro
