The dive

The most interesting stump to explore is the central one, because the majority of superstructures are in this one. The stump lied down on the left ship’s side, it’s on 60 meters depth and rise from the bottom sea to 47 meters. However the dive is generally on average depth of 55 meters.
Moving from the prow to the stern, on the upper deck, is easy to single out the compass, the telegraph and the steering wheel. The forecastle, typical of this ship class, can be admired in all its majesty thought the vessel is overturned on a side.
It is, also possible, to notice from the numerous opening, others bridge equipment such as an other telegraph, completely intact, an order gauge, various lanterns and a destroyed steering wheel, lied on a bulkhead.
Entering from the windows, it is possible to access to wide and numerous rooms, where took shelter a lot of congers, loving of sheltered zones. On the stern side of the central forecastle there is a row of portholes, yet in its own site, which allow the crossing of daylight to the end of each deck, causing a lot of very suggestive images.
The ones which were the vertical bulkheads, now are case broke up, while the ones which were floors and ceilings now divide the forecastle making up a lot of blind deep passages. Huge winches, various wind sleeves and a big funnel, also perfectly intact, put out the wreck creating a lot of suitable burrows for a lot of marine organisms. Immediately afterwards identify easily the skylights of engine room, through which is possible to access to most interesting and not yet explored part of the ship.
Moving in the same direction, catch a glimpse of a deck mast, completely recovered by sponges and others benthic organisms and under which probably there are the lights. A big hole on the deck allows to one of the huge hold, typical of these vessels, which nevertheless don’t lead to others rooms because the bulkheads are still intact. It is however possible, go out using a huge passage on the other side that was created among the twisted sheets iron at the end of the stump. Here, on muddy sediments there are the remains of one of the lifeboat.
The wreck is located on an intense sea traffic area and this contribute to make the dive more binding, especially during the go up and deco phases needing of a greater attention in surface assistance.