"Underwater ark of history: 91 shipwrecks of ships and planes are attributed"

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For those interested, Greece has released a number of shipwrecks that are open for diving. Mostly 20th century. Just received this link from another SBer this morning. I've also attached a document (in Greek) of a record of modern era wrecks.

From https://www.naftemporiki.gr/.../enalia-kibotos-tis...
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Underwater ark of history: 91 shipwrecks of ships and planes are attributed
The wrecks are attributed to the diving community for recreational diving
Monday, 22 March 2021 16:13

According to the opinion of the Central Council of Modern Monuments of the Ministry of Culture, the organized and guided dives in 91 shipwrecks of ships and planes are released. The wrecks are attributed to the diving community for recreational diving.

As stated by the Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni, "The seabed of the Greek seas is an underwater ark of our history. The protected underwater areas, where shipwrecks from World War II are located, tell pages of modern Greek history. At the same time, they show a strong growth potential, as underwater tours are a special, extremely interesting form of tourism that attracts high-level and income visitors.

The inauguration of the Underwater Museum, on the islet of Peristera in Alonissos, last August, and the international promotion it attracted, is the proof of the intense international interest that has developed for diving tourism and the prospects that it opens. The combination of diving parks with the underwater areas that host and protect historic shipwrecks is a great advantage for Greece. We must make use of it, as it adds value to tourism and creates conditions for sustainable development of local communities. "

The General Secretary of Culture and president of the Central Council of Modern Monuments G. Didaskalos stated that "the services of the Ministry of Culture and Sports work systematically for the documentation and release to the diving community and other important shipwrecks, creating a vast, visitable marine museum."

According to the suggestion of the Ephorate of Marine Antiquities, the 91 shipwrecks of ships and planes, constitute the first group of shipwrecks, which will be attributed to the diving community for recreational diving, with specific conditions. The shipwrecks selected by the Ephorate of Marine Antiquities belong to metal ships and aircraft that sank from 1868 to 1970 - most of them from the period of World War II - and are located at depths ranging from 10 to 120 meters. The degree of their documentation is not in all cases the same. These 91 shipwrecks include shipwrecks, which are already under intensive investigation by the Ephorate and shipwrecks for which there are detailed reports and in which extensive photographic scans and filming have taken place. End,

In order to complete the documentation of these wrecks, specific ways of action are envisaged in cooperation with the diving service providers, which will be included in the final text of the JMC, which will be signed by the Ministry of Culture and Sports with the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy.

In the submitted list, the shipwrecks of warships, planes and submarines that sank during the hostilities of World War II and World War II are also separated with special marking, which are treated as a special group, as their opening for diving signing of a relevant JMC of the Ministry of Culture and Sports with the Ministry of National Defense.

According to paragraph 2 of article 7 of Law 4688/2020, which stipulates that “When diving in shipwrecks, divers are prohibited from any intervention or alteration in shipwrecks, as well as the collection, collection or simple movement of any objects or the seabed around "ensures both the integrity of the wrecks themselves as monuments and the safety of diving visitors. In this sense, permitted recreational diving is a non-intrusive activity that is limited to the water area that surrounds the monuments and does not interfere with the monuments, inside them.

PHIL MARAKIS

 

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The list of shipwrecks by Region
A) Attica Region
1) Greek passenger steamer PATRIS.
It sank by accident on June 15, 1927, near the islet of Patroclus in the Saronic Gulf. Maximum depth 72 meters.
2) British cable ship RETRIEVER.
It was sunk by the German air force in April 1941, near the Hellinikon airport. Maximum depth 54 meters.
3) British cargo steamer CLAN CUMMING.
It sank from a landmine in April 1941, east of Aegina. Maximum depth 90 meters.
4) Italian minesweeper RD7.
It sank from a landmine on June 15, 1942, southwest of Aegina. Maximum depth 100 meters. Warship.
5) Italian cargo steamer MONROSA.
It sank on 25 the October 1941 open Anavissos, from a British submarine. Maximum depth 92 meters.
6) Greek cargo steamer PETALLOI.
It was sunk by the German air force on April 6, 1941, northeast of Aegina. Maximum depth 76 meters.
7) Italian torpedo boat ALDEBARAN.
It sank in a British landmine on October 20, 1941 near the islet of St. George. Maximum depth 102 meters. Warship.
8) German amphibious LOKFÄHRE.
It was sunk by allied fire near the island of Arsida, on October 10, 1944. Maximum depth 108 meters. Warship.
9) Italian CURTATONE destroyer,
It sank from a mine impact near the Veins, on May 20, 1941. Maximum depth 96 meters. Warship.
10) Greek HYDRA destroyer.
It sank near the islet of Lagousa (Aegina), on April 22, 1941. Maximum depth 54 meters. Warship.
11) Greek steamer ROZA VLASSI.
It sank from a cargo shift, south of Sounio, on December 24, 1959. Maximum depth 60 meters.
12) Greek lifeguard MIMIS.
It sank from a mine impact east of Aegina, on March 29, 1941. Maximum depth 80 meters.
13) AGIOS MARKOS, Salamina.
It sank on April 21, 1941, at the site of Kaki Vigla in Salamina. Maximum Depth 45 meters.
14) Italian ALTAIR torpedo boat.
It sank from a collision with a British mine on October 20, 1941, near the islet of Patroclus. Maximum depth 130 meters. Warship.
15) Italian aircraft Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 "Sparviero".
It collapsed due to lack of fuel, on August 5, 1944, near Poros. Maximum depth 60 meters. War airplane.
16) German submarine U-133.
It sank from a landmine on March 14, 1942, east of Aegina. Maximum depth 74 meters. War submarine.
South Aegean Region
17) Overseas British (HMHS Britannic)
It sank on November 21, 1916, from a mine impact, outside the port of Kea. Maximum depth 130 meters.
18) Overseas S / S Burdigala
It sank on November 14, 1916, about two nautical miles southwest of Cape Agios Nikolaos in Kea, from a landmine impact. Maximum depth 73 meters.
19) Wheeled steamer PATRIS
It sank to 23 the February 1868 after hitting a reef in KOUNTOURA Kea. Maximum depth 55 meters.
20) Destroyer "QUEEN OLGA"
It sank on September 26, 1943 in Lakki, Leros, following an air raid by Luftawafe. Maximum depth 40 meters. Warship.
21) Passenger PANORMITIS, Telendos
It sank on January 26, 1966, traveling from Leros to Kalymnos, after a fire and a collision with the rocks of the coast. Maximum depth 40 meters
22) Cargo ship NW of Cape Korai, Leros.
It sank in September 1943, from a torpedo of a German aircraft in Partheni bay, north of Leros. Maximum depth 43 meters.
23) American barge in Laki, Leros
Your identification details are not known, nor are its sinking conditions. It is of American origin and is apparently part of the Truman doctrine in post-war Greece. It is located at a depth of 40 meters. Warship.
24) Leros, German amphibious type.
It sank on November 12, 1943, NE of the rocky islet of Strongyli in Leros after being shot. Maximum depth 20 meters. Warship.
25) Greek cargo steamer ARTEMIS PITA.
Commanded by the German occupation army, it was sunk by Allied aircraft on February 21, 1943, in Adamas, Milos. Maximum depth 45 meters.
26) Spanish cargo steamer SAN EDUARDO.
It was sunk by a British aircraft on May 9, 1943 southwest of Serifos. Maximum depth 52 meters.
27) Italian cargo steamer CITTA DI TRIPOLI.
It sank by the British submarine HMS TORBAY on July 2, 1941, northwest of Kea. Maximum depth 120 meters.
28) French passenger ship THEOPHILE GAUTIER.
It sank by the British submarine HMS TALISMAN on June 11, 1941, north of Kea. Maximum depth 110 meters.
29) Greek cargo steamer SIFNOS.
It was sunk by the German air force in April 1941, north of Milos. Maximum depth 76 meters.
30) Belgian cargo ship PORTUGAL.
It sank, due to a collision, on October 4, 1957, on the Tripiti reef (northwestern Macronissos). Maximum depth 35 meters.
31) Bristol Beaufighter, Paros
It was shot down by German fire in the autumn of 1943 in the southeast of Paros. Maximum depth 40 meters. Warplane.
32) British aircraft Vickers Wellington Mk.XIIII.
Shot down by German fire, the 7 to November 1943, east of the island. Depth 72 meters. Warplane.
33) Bristol Beaufighter, Naxos.
The plane was shot down in November 1943 after an air battle with two German Arado 196. It was anchored half a mile off Cape Kouroupas, on the west coast of Naxos. Depth 34 meters. Warplane.
34) Junkers 52, Leros
It fell from allied fire on November 13, 1943, in Ano Symi of Leros. Maximum depth 51 meters. Warplane.
35) Junkers 52, Kea
It was anchored, in September 1943, off Kea. Maximum depth 63 meters. Warplane.
36) Arado Ar 196, Leros
It is located east of the cape Mavros Kavous at a depth of 20 meters and was transported to the point drifted by fishing boat nets. Warplane.
37) Heinkel 111, Leros
It is located sunken NW. of Blefouti Bay, at a depth of 16 meters. He was transported drifted by fishing boat nets. Warplane.
38) Italian barge, Lakki Leros
Italian barge launching metal anti-submarine port protection network. It sank in September or October, 1943. Maximum depth 41 meters.
39) German plane Arrado 196, Heraklion
It was demolished during World War II. It is located in the bay of Alimnia in Heraklion, at a depth of 11 meters.
40) Shipwrecks of unknown elements in Palea Kammeni, Santorini.
A 30-meter-long boat, which according to testimonies, sank during World War II. Depth 15 meters.
North Aegean Region
41) Bulgarian cargo steamer BALKAN.
It sank by the British submarine HMS SPORTSMAN on December 23, 1943, south of Moudros in Lemnos. Maximum depth 100 meters.
42) British passenger ship PRINCESS ALBERTA.
It sank from a collision with a German mine, January 1918, south of Lemnos. Maximum depth 102 meters.
43) Greek passenger steamer ALEXANDROUPOLIS.
It sank, due to an accident, on November 30, 1948, near Akra Tigani in Lemnos. Maximum depth 58 meters.
44) Martin Baltimore, Ikaria
It fell and landed, after a mechanical failure, on April 20, 1945, off the village of Magganitis, Ikaria. Maximum depth 18 meters.
Region of Crete
45) Greek cargo steamer SUNDAY.
It was sunk by the German air force on April 24, 1941, in Souda, Crete. Maximum depth 85 meters.
46) Beaufighter, Sitia.
Maximum depth 35 meters. Warplane
47) Arado Ar 196.
Shot down by allied aircraft near Chania (Crete) of 3 to August 1943. Maximum depth of 74 meters. Warplane.
48) Australian Amphitheater A6 or A20, Balos
It sank during the battle of Crete, May 20, 1941. Depth 12 meters.
49) Italian supply ship PIERRE LUIGI, Souda
It was sunk by English planes, during the battle of Crete, on May 20, 1941. Depth 33 meters.
50) German warplane in Gerani, Chania
It was shot down during the Battle of Crete, on May 20, 1941. Depth 8 meters.
51) MINNEWASKA Steamer, Marathi Souda
It sank after being hit by a mine on November 26, 1916.
Region of Central Macedonia
52) British steamship HMT MARQUETTE.
It was sunk by a German U-35 submarine on October 23, 1915, in the Thermaic Gulf. Maximum depth 80 meters.

 

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Region of Central Macedonia

52) British steamship HMT MARQUETTE.

It was sunk by a German U-35 submarine on October 23, 1915, in the Thermaic Gulf. Maximum depth 80 meters.

53) Shipwreck of MYTILINI in the bay of Kypsa, Kassandra.

54) ERMINE Passenger,

It sank on August 2, 1917, in Strymonikos Gulf. Maximum Depth 63 meters.

55) Steam sailboat M / S ALEXANDROS, Possidi, Halkidiki

It sank on May 24, 1960, off the coast of Halkidiki, near Poseidi. Maximum depth 5 meters.

56) Turkish shipwreck in Kalamitsi, Halkidiki

It sank in the first two decades of the 20th century. Depth 5-18 meters.

57) British minesweeper (probably HMS BY GEORGE)

It sank in Strymonikos gulf. Maximum Depth 60 meters.

58) German amphibious Kriegsmarine F 898

It sank in Strymonikos gulf. Maximum depth 47 meters.

59) German Junkers 52 aircraft

It fell into the Strymonikos gulf. Maximum Depth 60 meters.

60) German aircraft Junkers 88 or Dornier 17

It fell into the Strymonikos gulf. Maximum depth 55 meters.

61) British (ocean liner) SS NORSEMAN, Tuzla ends

It ran aground and sank in 1916 (partially lifted). Depth 10-16 meters.

62) HELENA Commercial Truck, Nea Michaniona.

The hull and the superstructure of the ship are preserved, at a depth of up to 37m.


Ionian Islands District

63) Italian gunboat PELLEGRINO MATTEUCCI.

It sank near the Akra Dukato of Lefkada, from a mine impact, on May 21, 1941. Maximum depth 95 meters. Warship.

64) Perseus Submarine, (HMS Perseus - N36), Cephalonia

It sank on December 6, 1941, after hitting an Italian mine off the coast of Cephalonia. Maximum depth 52 meters. Warship.

65) Junkers Ju 88 in Corfu

Probably due to damage, it was anchored on June 26, 1941, off Agios Stefanos NW Corfu. Maximum depth 26 meters. Warplane.

66) SARA, Othonoi

It sank on February 2, 1925. Maximum depth 35 meters.

67) SS ARDENA, Cephalonia

Passenger steamer, sank in the Strait of Argostoli, 23, the October 1943 crash on a mine. Maximum depth 32 meters.

68) Junkers Ju 88, Ithaca

It fell, at the SE end of Ithaca, near the cape of Ag. Ioannis. The shooting incident has not been identified by archival research. However, it dates between the years 1940-1944. It is preserved in three sections separated from each other at depths of 21, 23 and 35 meters.

69) CARINTHIA V, Kefalonia

Yacht that sank in 1971 in the SE part of Kefalonia. Maximum depth 64 meters.


Region of Western Greece

70) Greek cargo steamer VIVI.

It sank after being hit by a mine on November 10, 1940 near the Pope's Cape in the Gulf of Patras. Depth 45 meters.

71) Greek cargo steamer DARMA.

It was bombed and sunk by the German air force on April 21, 1941 at Bozaitika in the Gulf of Patras. Maximum depth 45 meters.

72) British torpedo boat HMS CHAMOIS.

It sank in the Gulf of Patras two nautical miles north of Araxos on September 26, 1904, due to an accident caused during tests by a blade detachment from its propeller. It is located at a depth of 54 meters. Warship.

73) German cargo steamer MARGEURITE.

Sunk hitting a mine on 13 the October 1943, the Gulf of Patras. Maximum depth 84 meters.

74) Dutch cargo steamer MARS.

Sunk hitting a mine 30 or May 1945 in the Gulf of Patras. Maximum depth 45 meters.

75) Greek cargo steamer CHRISTOFOROS.

It sank due to weather conditions the 13 the January 1921, in the Gulf of Patras. Maximum depth 45 meters.

76) Greek minesweeper NESTOS.

It sank in Psathopirgos 23, the April 1941 by the German air force. Maximum depth 48 meters. Warship.

77) British minesweeper BYMS 2077.

Sunk hitting a mine, 25, as of October 1944, in the Gulf of Patras. Maximum depth 60 meters. Warship.

78) Norwegian cargo steamer SVEN JARL.

Sunk hitting a mine 17, the January 1948 near the mouth of the river Evinos. Maximum depth 42 meters.

Region of Central Greece

79) Motorship "KASSANDRA", Akio, Platourada

It sank on February 28, 1973, on the island of Platourada or Akio in the South Evoikos after being stranded in the shallows. Maximum depth 28 meters.

80) French steamship PARANA.

Sunk by torpedoing German submarine uC-74, the 24 the August 1917 near Kafireas. Maximum depth 75 meters.

81) British steamship HELMSTEDT.

Sank 22, a March 1880 southeast of the island Scarf in Karystos. Maximum depth 70 meters.

82) Greek steamer KLIO.

Sank the 6 to January 1904, the islet Thirst, South Evian, from impact to the coast.

83) Cement ship PIONEER I, Lichades, Evia

He sank the 8 to July 1944 near the island of Ag. George Lichadon of Evia. Maximum depth 10 meters.

84) Italian cargo steamer DELFIN.

It sank in the southern Evia, by a torpedo of the British submarine HMS TACU, on December 14, 1942. Maximum depth 100 meters.

85) Cement ship, SS CRETELAND, Ag. George of Evia

Cargo steamer (Greek flag) that sank in 1930. Depth 8-13 meters.


Peloponnese Region

86) Greek steamship ATHANASIOS.

It was sunk by the German air force, in the gulf of Plytra (Laconian gulf) on April 26, 1941. Maximum depth 28 meters.

87) Unknown merchant ship, Proti, Messinia

It sank in the shallows of the island of Proti Messinia, in the bay of Vouria, in 1942. Maximum depth 5 meters.


Epirus Region

88) British minesweeper HMS REGULUS (J 327).

It sank on January 12, 1945 after being hit by a mine in Sivota. Maximum depth 63 meters. Warship.



Thessaly Region

89) Junkers 88, Psathoura of the Northern Sporades

It was anchored, on May 27, 1942, in front of the lighthouse of Psathoura. Maximum depth 32 meters. Warplane.

90) German steamer VOLOS.

It sank on the Lefteris (Magnesia) reef by mistake, on February 21, 1931. Maximum depth 57 meters.

91) Slepi CHRISTOS, Pteleos, Magnesia

Remains of a small truck that sank during FP2. Maximum depth 22 meters.

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