Respiro Dive Center
Respiro Dive Center

built 1927,
sunk April 29, 1947
Arkadia
discovered by Romanian Navy divers
RATINGS
Finding site: easy
Visibility: 5-15 m
Current: weak to moderate
Dive difficulty: medium
Presence of lines or nets: low
Historical interest: high
Photographic interest: high
Biological interest: medium
DATA FILE
Type of wreck: cargo
Nationality: German
Year of construction: 1927
Displacement: 1756 DWT
Length: 84.16 m
Width: 12.86 m
Date of sinking: April 29, 1943
Cause of sinking: collision with a mine
Site position: 8.5 km East from Cape Midia
Geographical coordinates: 44° 18.464'N ; 28° 48.411'E
Survivors: all
Cargo: empty
Minimum depth: 20 m
Maximum depth: 28 m