This is the wreck of an Italian merchant ship, sunk in the waters off the town of Santa Caterina dello Jonio (CZ). It’s now divided into two parts, lying a short distance from each another, and is partially penetrable.
The wreck is always surrounded by dense shoals of damselfish and small bluefish; there are also numerous big red mullets, white seabreams and saddled seabreams. On the sheets of the motor ship there are large swaying spiral tubeworms and anemones; numerous also the urchins. It’s common to meet beautiful specimen of nudibranchs, anemones-hermit crab and octopus.
| Place | Santa Caterina dello Jonio (CZ) |
|---|---|
| Type Dive | Recreational Dive – Snorkeling – Free diving |
| Minimum depth | 6 m |
| Maximum depth | 12 m |
| Bottom Type | Sand |
| Difficulty | Low |
| Level required | 1st level Open Water Diver or less (for children, for example) |
| Interest | Biological and photographic interest |
| Notes | Presence of fish around and inside the wreck: little groupers, breams, snappers, moray eels. Presence of nudibranchs and sessile organisms too. |
