Diving in Calabria
The Wrecks in Calabria
The depths of Calabria are littered with wrecks of various kinds, both on the Ionian Sea and in the Strait of Messina. The Diving Center Megale Hellas invites you to discover these “oasis of biodiversity” where history has stopped .
Pasubio wreck
The Pasubio wreck is one of the most fascinating shipwreck of the southern Ionian coast…
Alvah Wreck at Cannitello
In Cannitello, in the narrowest point of the Strait of Messina, at a depth between…
German cargo barge
It’s a small German barge, 50 m long, that sank during World War II, when…
Captain Antonio wreck
This is the wreck of an Italian merchant ship, sunk in the waters off the…
Città di Bergamo wreck
Among the wrecks sunk in Calabria, there’s the Città di Bergamo shipwreck. It’s a merchant…
Kingstown wreck
Locally known as Kingstown or Kingdom, the wreck of this Swedish shipyard lies today on…
“Admiral Millo” Submarine Wreck
It was March 1942 when the great oceanic submarine of the Italian Navy “Admiral Millo”…
Valfiorita wreck
The “Valfiorita” wreck is considered the “Thistlegorm” of the Mediterranean sea for its imposingness and…
Ferry Cariddi
The ferry “Cariddi” was launched in 1930 in Trieste and was one of the first…
The wreck of torpedo boat “Castore”
Among the wrecks sunk in Calabria, there’s the shipwreck of a torpedo boat, characterized by…
Viminale wreck
The wreck of the ship Viminale can be rightly considered the “Italian Titanic” for its…
Fort Missanabie
The “Fort Missanabie” is the shipwreck of a English cargo tank, torpedoed in May 1944….
Rigoletto wreck
The “Rigoletto” is one of the most fascinating wrecks of the Strait of Messina. It…