ENJOY, PROTECT, SHOW THE SPANISH UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE
ENJOY, PROTECT, SHOW THE SPANISH UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE
This Portuguese freighter pushed by a storm ran aground on January 17, 2004 while it was anchored next to concrete cube number 70 of the Punta Lucero dock in the port of Bilbao. It ended up sinking that same month. A helicopter managed to save the crew and there were no fatalities. The 32m dive at its deepest level is suitable for ADVANCED divers or higher. In a background ...
Mina Mary was a merchant ship that caught fire in the port of Bermeo in 1963, and was towed out of the port, where it sank. In 1972, when trying to refloat it, it broke in two. It rests between 37 and 40 meters deep on a sandy bottom. In the wreck you can see schools of bogas and pouts, txitxarros, pollock, sparids and moonfish. In the engine room they have ...
The ship Setares II (the Gabarra) belonged to the “Compañía Minera de Setares” and was in charge of transporting mineral from Mioño to Altos Hornos de Bizkaia. On one of those trips (in 1957 or 1958) it sank due to a storm. Today, his remains are found in front of Playa de la Arena at a depth of 29 meters. The ship's frames, winches, nets remain ...