Underwater Research at Ancient Olous on Crete Offers Insight
Remnants of ancient buildings, as well as parts of fortifications have been uncovered during underwater excavations at the ancient city of Olous on Crete, the Greek culture ministry announced. Volunteer [...]
Britannic and other wartime wrecks will be opened to divers
Wartime wrecks in the Aegean, including the Britannic – the sister ship of the Titanic – could soon be open to divers, under new legislation [...]
Roman shipwreck dating back to the time of Jesus containing cargo of 6,000 well-preserved wine amphorae is found on the Greek sea floor
-The 'Fiskardo' shipwreck was located near a fishing village using sonar tech -The cargo included 6,000 preserved pots used to transport food and wine -The [...]
Draft Bill to Facilitate Greece Diving Tourism Set for Parliament
Aiming to tap into diving tourism, one of Greece’s newly emerging travel products, the tourism ministry announced it was getting ready to table a bill [...]
More diver discoveries in Greece
Three shipwrecks spanning eras from the pre-Christian to mediaeval have been discovered off the small Aegean island of Kasos, according to Greece’s Ministry of Culture [...]
‘Dive in Blue Growth’ Event Focuses on Development of Diving Tourism in Greece
Creating diving parks and visitable underwater areas can contribute significantly to the sustainable development and viable future of Greece’s island communities, said Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni during the “Dive in [...]
A Day in the life of…An Underwater Archaeologist
The sport of diving always reminds me of an oak tree: there is the main trunk from which everything else grows, but there are also [...]
Explorer Victor Vescovo completes mission to dive to deepest points in the world’s oceans
What lies in the chasmic depths at the bottom of the world's seas? American undersea explorer Victor Vescovo has become the first person to dive [...]
Greece’s Tiny Islands: 14 Small Paradises
One village, a few (incredible) beaches, a handful of tavernas and bars. Holidays on Greece's smaller islands are all about the beauty of simplicity. Sometimes [...]
Scuba diving the Avantis III, Dorousa-Aponisos, Greece
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‘Frozen in time’ wreck sheds new light on Franklin’s ill-fated 1845 Arctic quest
British polar explorer and 130-strong crew vanished at sea. Logs and maps could still be intact after 170 years underwater. HMS Erebus and HMS [...]
Wreck Diving in Greece: Top 10 Wrecks you should Dive
Diving in Greece can satisfy even the most experienced of divers. Most diving destinations around the world offer an opportunity to explore marine nature. In [...]
Top 5 Dive Sites in Corfu
If you’re planning a diving trip to Greece, then make sure you don’t miss out the Island of Corfu. Corfu is the second largest Island [...]
Archaeological treasures found in Levitha.
Five shipwrecks full of amphorae and an anchor of "colossal" dimensions, found. Traces of five shipwrecks that carried amphorae and an anchor pointing to a [...]
Vintage Diving – Back to our roots.
Alexandros Malagaris: First dive with a TF12 diving helmet. Interview by Konstantinos Margetis. For centuries, humans dreamt of being able to “breathe” underwater and looked [...]
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The Ancient Past: Now Open for Exploration!
If you ever dreamt of adding a bona fide ancient Greek shipwreck to your logbook, then read on! Banned since its discovery over three decades [...]
World’s oldest shipwreck
Found in Mediterranean close to Antalya by Hakan Oniz and his team A ship dating back some 3,600 years has been found off Turkey’s Mediterranean [...]
Greece opens shipwreck sites to divers as underwater museums
STENI VALLA, Greece (AP) — Near the northern Greek island of Alonissos lies a remarkable ancient shipwreck: the remains of a massive cargo ship that [...]
The five: underwater discoveries
From high in the Andes to the world’s oldest submerged city, here are five significant discoveries in subaquatic archaeology. Lake Titicaca On 1 April, a [...]