To support enhance tourism within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece has announced that diving is now allowed on one amongst its main shipwrecks.
The destroy is an prone adore trove with around 3,000 to 4,000 amphorae onboard.
The destroy could possibly per chance also be came at some point soon of off the island of Alonissos, shut to the islet of Peristera. In conserving with the president of Alonissos’ town council Maria Agalou:
“This destroy lies at a depth of 21-28 meters shut to the high-tail of the island of Peristera and contains 3,000 to 4,000 amphorae. . . . The amphoras point to the size of the prone ship. It used to be a gigantic ship.”
The ship is believed to maintain sunk around 425 BC and lay undisturbed underneath the waves till 1985 when native fishermen discovered it.
Over time, the Greek authorities thought on opening up an extra four prone wrecks to divers.
Sam Helmyhttps://www.deeperblue.com
Sam Helmy is a TDI/SDI Instructor Trainer, and PADI Staff and Trimix Instructor. Diving for 28 years, a dive legitimate for 14, I even maintain traveled extensively chasing my ardour for diving. I’m obsessive about every little thing diving, with a concerned interest in exploration, Sharks and big stuff, Pictures and Decompression principle. Diving is undoubtedly the one and most nice ardour that has stayed with me my total lifestyles!
