Few years ago a local dive school found a wreck, they kept it close to them not telling any one, now they have give the gps coordinates to a few selected people to see if any one can identify her some have said it was a sub some said she was a mine sweeper i beg to differ, but some of us have agreed on her approx date as she is for sure a steam driven boat.
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| Photo taken from 20 meters |
She lays approx 3 km off Malta in depth of 40 meters, she is badly broken up and twisted, the bow seams to be missing or is hidden in the sand, i have only had the pleasure of diving her 4 times this summer but over the winter i plan a lot more, so we know she is steam so late 1880 to early 1920's, what narrows it down even more i found 2 50 cal round sticking out of the sand complete we are having them cleaned professionally to try and date them and there origin that way we might be able to conclude what ship this is, but our thought are world war one, was she german or italian as it looks like she was hit by artillery not that she hit a mine as i am sure there would be a lot less to look at.
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| Stern section laying on her starboard side. As you look over her water grave you can see the mass destruction that ripped her apart the stern in tact with propeller and rudder lay on the starboard side mid ship seams to be badly damaged sitting up right but the the bow is gone......... |
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| Single propeller. |
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| Top of the stern section. |
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| Boiler system. |
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| Part of the steam pumps!! |
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| Great big moray making his presents known between the pipes . So for now she has been nicknamed the Casper after the ghost, till we find her real name and if we dont she will remain the CASPER. Big thanks goes out to Mr Raymond Casey and his team on finding this wreck 2 years ago. | |
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