Wreck Diving in Greece- The Wreck Files

marine521 · December 10th, 2007, 03:12 PM

We proudly present our brand new section “The W Files” In these files you will find monthly reports on some of the most interesting wrecks located in Greek waters. We introduce you to those brand new files with the presentation of the "Patris", a luxurious side wheeler coastal vessel that sunk in 1868. Join us in our journey to a unique wreck in the Mediterranean Sea with the visual aid of some wonderful photos provided by Vasilis Mendogiannis

Hellenic Underwater Times - Wreck File # 1

I hope you enjoy reading it. The Goal is to present every month one wreck in Greece (New or Old)

**neilh** · December 10th, 2007, 03:38 PM

Nice write-up, thanks for sharing

marine521 · December 10th, 2007, 03:49 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by neilh)

Nice write-up,

Thank you

Martin Burnard · December 10th, 2007, 05:35 PM

I enjoyed that. Very nice.

marine521 · December 11th, 2007, 09:01 AM

Thank you very much for your nice comments, we are currently working with the presentation of the second wreck ( History and Illustration) and if it is ok with the Forum administration we will post some information together with the link on January.

We aim to create a short virtual database with as many wrecks as possible that are located in Greece.

The team is formed by volunteer historians, maritime archeologists, illustrators etc.

The idea came from a large British magazine that present each month Wreck tours and we thought why not create something similar (of course we cannot compare it with the professional job and the magnitude of the British Magazine but it’s a start

).

So any comments, suggestions, are welcome

Again Thanks Guys

barney · December 16th, 2007, 05:42 PM

very nice! we were supposed to dive the PATRIS last year when we were in Kea, but weather and politics conspired against us. From what I remember, there was something pretty significant about this vessel. I think we were told it was the first Greek-built steamer, but that is not consistent with your report? I probably have the details all scrambled in my head.
Cheers,
Mike

marine521 · February 20th, 2008, 08:15 PM

This month the “Wreck Files” present “The Kyra Eleni”, one of the most visited wrecks by Greek Divers in Attika and certainly worth presenting it.

We visited once again this wreck, located close to Athens, still remaining in a presentable condition we interviewed living survivors and we made this small report.

It took as a long time to find and interview the survivor and also locate articles from newspapers mentioning the sinking of Kyra Eleni

I hope that you enjoy reading it.

Hellenic Underwater Times - Wreck File#2 THE KYRA ELENI

marine521 · May 28th, 2008, 03:51 PM

Although diving in this wreck needs special permit from the authorities since it is protected by the Greek law and despite the fact that there isn’t anything left to see I thought I should post it because of its historical importance as you will find by yourselves by just looking the figure of the casualties

The Wreck of “The Oria”
By: Aristotelis Zervoudis
Photos by: Vasilis Mentogiannis, Aristotelis Zervoudis
A training dive some years ago in the Saronic Gulf uncovered the remains of the largest naval tragedy in the Aegean Sea during World War II and the third largest in the world during this period. Lying on the seabed at a depth of -35 meters are the remains of the Norwegian Steamer “Oria”

Hellenic Underwater Times - The Wreck of ''The ORIA''

I hope that you enjoy reading it.

December 10th, 2007, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
marine521(Offline) New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Athens Posts: 61	Wreck Diving in Greece- The Wreck Files We proudly present our brand new section “The W Files” In these files you will find monthly reports on some of the most interesting wrecks located in Greek waters. We introduce you to those brand new files with the presentation of the "Patris", a luxurious side wheeler coastal vessel that sunk in 1868. Join us in our journey to a unique wreck in the Mediterranean Sea with the visual aid of some wonderful photos provided by Vasilis Mendogiannis Hellenic Underwater Times - Wreck File # 1 I hope you enjoy reading it. The Goal is to present every month one wreck in Greece (New or Old) __________________ Hellenic Underwater Times: Everything is Different Down Under

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December 11th, 2007, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
marine521(Offline) New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Athens Posts: 61	Thank you very much for your nice comments, we are currently working with the presentation of the second wreck ( History and Illustration) and if it is ok with the Forum administration we will post some information together with the link on January. We aim to create a short virtual database with as many wrecks as possible that are located in Greece. The team is formed by volunteer historians, maritime archeologists, illustrators etc. The idea came from a large British magazine that present each month Wreck tours and we thought why not create something similar (of course we cannot compare it with the professional job and the magnitude of the British Magazine but it’s a start ). So any comments, suggestions, are welcome Again Thanks Guys __________________ Hellenic Underwater Times: Everything is Different Down Under

February 20th, 2008, 08:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
marine521(Offline) New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Athens Posts: 61	This month the “Wreck Files” present “The Kyra Eleni”, one of the most visited wrecks by Greek Divers in Attika and certainly worth presenting it. We visited once again this wreck, located close to Athens, still remaining in a presentable condition we interviewed living survivors and we made this small report. It took as a long time to find and interview the survivor and also locate articles from newspapers mentioning the sinking of Kyra Eleni I hope that you enjoy reading it. Hellenic Underwater Times - Wreck File#2 THE KYRA ELENI __________________ Hellenic Underwater Times: Everything is Different Down Under

December 10th, 2007, 03:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
neilh(Offline) Haemoglobin on the bus... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,900	Nice write-up, thanks for sharing

December 16th, 2007, 05:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
barney(Offline) New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: somewhere Posts: 7	very nice! we were supposed to dive the PATRIS last year when we were in Kea, but weather and politics conspired against us. From what I remember, there was something pretty significant about this vessel. I think we were told it was the first Greek-built steamer, but that is not consistent with your report? I probably have the details all scrambled in my head. Cheers, Mike

May 28th, 2008, 03:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
marine521(Offline) New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Athens Posts: 61	Although diving in this wreck needs special permit from the authorities since it is protected by the Greek law and despite the fact that there isn’t anything left to see I thought I should post it because of its historical importance as you will find by yourselves by just looking the figure of the casualties The Wreck of “The Oria” By: Aristotelis Zervoudis Photos by: Vasilis Mentogiannis, Aristotelis Zervoudis A training dive some years ago in the Saronic Gulf uncovered the remains of the largest naval tragedy in the Aegean Sea during World War II and the third largest in the world during this period. Lying on the seabed at a depth of -35 meters are the remains of the Norwegian Steamer “Oria” Hellenic Underwater Times - The Wreck of ''The ORIA'' I hope that you enjoy reading it. __________________ Hellenic Underwater Times: Everything is Different Down Under Last edited by marine521; May 28th, 2008 at 03:58 PM.