Italy

The pilot site selected in Southern Italy is the Marine Protected Area “Capo Rizzuto” (Crotone), instituted in 1991 and located in the Ionian Sea. It extends for 15,000 hectares and represents the largest Marine Reserve of Italy. The submerged area and the coasts are rich of historical traces such as Roman and Greek ruins, ancient fortresses, shipwrecks and artifacts constituted by stone and other materials that will be subjects of the project. The most important attractions consist of the submerged shipwrecks of Punta Scifo D, Cala Cicala, Bengala and the Roman millstones of Capo Alfieri.

The Bengala shipwreck is located at 0.9 miles from Isola di Capo Rizzuto (Italy) at a depth of 28 m. The vessel, which was built in 1873 in the English yards Osborne, Graham & Co, originally had a raw displacement of 1.454 metric tons and a length of 75 meters. Currently, the wreck is broken into two parts that lie on a sandy bottom strewn with rocks, at a depth of almost 30 meters. It is possible to view the imposing stern with the four-blade propeller, in the middle of the boiler system with the external combustion engine next to it where you can admire the connecting rods, crankshaft, and the propeller shaft tunnel.

The pilot site selected in Southern Italy is the Marine Protected Area “Capo Rizzuto” (Crotone), instituted in 1991 and located in the Ionian Sea. It extends for 15,000 hectares and represents the largest Marine Reserve of Italy. The submerged area and the coasts are rich of historical traces such as Roman and Greek ruins, ancient fortresses, shipwrecks and artifacts constituted by stone and other materials that will be subjects of the project. The most important attractions consist of the submerged shipwrecks of Punta Scifo D, Cala Cicala, Bengala and the Roman millstones of Capo Alfieri.