Trip Report Vis, Croatia Wreck Diving (May 2022)

[beldridg]

I have a good friend and fellow dive who is Croatian. I'm gonna send him the Trip report. I keep telling him to go dive there. Awesome as always.

Cool. Thanks for the feedback.

- brett

 

[beldridg]

Below is the first post on the wrecks of Croatia. It is the Vassilios which is a very large (105m / 350') coal transport ship that sunk close to Komiza. I did two dives on the wreck. The propeller and rudder are impressive and covered in yellow sponges.

Details on the wreck along with photos are posted at

Vassilios Wreck (Vis, Croatia — 70-175 fsw)

Vassilios is a large cargo ship that is only a 10-15 minute boat ride from the B-24 dive shop. It is about 350 feet long which means ample opportunity for exploration. I would recommend at least tw…

wreckedinmyrevo.com

I also went out diving targets in Pt Loma, California this week and discovered a few un-dived sites. I'll post about that soon.

- brett

 

[admikar]

Below is the first post on the wrecks of Croatia. It is the Vassilios which is a very large (105m / 350') coal transport ship that sunk close to Komiza. I did two dives on the wreck. The propeller and rudder are impressive and covered in yellow sponges.

Details on the wreck along with photos are posted at

Vassilios Wreck (Vis, Croatia — 70-175 fsw)

Vassilios is a large cargo ship that is only a 10-15 minute boat ride from the B-24 dive shop. It is about 350 feet long which means ample opportunity for exploration. I would recommend at least tw…

wreckedinmyrevo.com

I also went out diving targets in Pt Loma, California this week and discovered a few un-dived sites. I'll post about that soon.

- brett

Excellent review.
There is a spare prop in aft cargo hold. Can't remember if it's same size or smaller.

 

[beldridg]

Excellent review.
There is a spare prop in aft cargo hold. Can't remember if it's same size or smaller.

Cool. Good to know. If/when I go back, I'll check it out!

Thanks,

- brett

 

[Astrobratt]

I dove on the island of vis last summer, some great wrecks! glad you had a great experience, what was your fave dive?

 

[beldridg]

I dove on the island of vis last summer, some great wrecks! glad you had a great experience, what was your fave dive?

Either the Maris or the B-17. I'll be writing about both of them in the near future.

- brett

 

[BoltSnap]

Below is the first post on the wrecks of Croatia. It is the Vassilios which is a very large (105m / 350') coal transport ship that sunk close to Komiza. I did two dives on the wreck. The propeller and rudder are impressive and covered in yellow sponges.

Details on the wreck along with photos are posted at

Vassilios Wreck (Vis, Croatia — 70-175 fsw)

Vassilios is a large cargo ship that is only a 10-15 minute boat ride from the B-24 dive shop. It is about 350 feet long which means ample opportunity for exploration. I would recommend at least tw…

wreckedinmyrevo.com

I also went out diving targets in Pt Loma, California this week and discovered a few un-dived sites. I'll post about that soon.

- brett

Excellent review, I can't wait to read the rest of your articles about your trip. I am putting this rea on my list to dive in the Med.

Were there books or guides available in English giving details about the various wrecks there?

 

[beldridg]

Excellent review, I can't wait to read the rest of your articles about your trip. I am putting this rea on my list to dive in the Med.

Were there books or guides available in English giving details about the various wrecks there?

Thanks for the comments.

The superb and canonical reference book on wrecks in that area, Treasures of the Adriatic Sea, has been translated into multiple languages including English, German, etc.

Here is a link to the guy who translated to English:

Treasures of the Adriatic Sea - book translation - Martin Mayhew

This superbly written, illustrated and detailed book describes almost 60 of the most interesting wrecks of boats, ships, submarines, aircraft and all other manner of vessels which lie under the whole length of the Croatian part of the beautiful Adriatic … Continue reading →

martinmayhew.com

- brett

 

[Rich1280]

The Treasures of the Adriatic is a really great book, the illustrations are superb and really should be on the list of things to read if you fancy diving out there. We got a copy after our first trip there and it sits on my bookshelf for when I can't get out diving!

 

[Vicko]

Uuuuu, my home town.
Sorry for the waiting around for the dive boat to come back from the other dive centre, I was working in Issa that week and we tried to get back in time