28/09/2026
Day 2 - Dive 3 Croatia
After a few drinks and dinner in the bars last night we all met at 9am to head off for our first dive of the day. Nice to have some of our non-diving companions along for the boat trip - Sue, Charlie and Sharon.
The dive was the Vassilios T Wreck which is a 104-meter-long Greek cargo steamship lying at depths of 22 to 55 meters.
It was built in 1920 in Osaka, Japan, originally named Eastern Temple. On March 19, 1939, after a rudder failure caused it to strike the coast during a storm it sunk. It was carrying coal from Swansea to Venice. It now rests on its port (left) side on a sandy seabed; the bow sits around 22 meters deep, while the stern and propeller reach down to 45–55 meters
It is home to large scorpionfish, conger eels, moray eels, octopuses, and colorful sponges. Needless to say we didn’t see everything on that list.
Divers dived according to certs so some went all the way to the bottom and did deco, whilst others remained around the 30m mark.
The wreck itself is quite a spectacular sight. We were warned there is a strict no pe*******on rule, as it contains oil leaked inside and this could escape if divers enter and that would ruin not only the environment but the diving locally.
Photo credits Barry Tattersall
