The first phase of diving activity to investigate and record the current state of historic Navy shipwrecks sunken in the seas of Skaramanga, Saronic Gulf and Lakki, Leros has been successfully completed, a Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) announcement said on Wednesday, according to ANA.
The sunken ships included the legendary brig “Aris” owned by Anastasios Tsamados, which fought in Greece’s 1821 War of Independence and later served as a training ship until it was ceremonially sunk with full honors off Salamis, on the 100th anniversary of the Greek Revolution. The other ships were the destroyers “Hydra” and “Vasilissa Olga”.
The first phase of diving was carried out from early September until mid-November, with a second phase to follow in 2020 in collaboration with the underwater antiquities ephorate, during which divers will bring up some of the finds that are historically verified from the video footage collected in phase 1.
The results of the investigation will be rendered as a 3-D image for each shipwreck and the Navy Historical Service will then organize events to showcase each ship, where historians will discuss the heroic action and sinking of each vessel.
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