Wall
Port Cros
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Advanced≤30 m
Donator Wreck
Dive site in Port-Cros & Hyères, France
- Max depth
- 50 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Current
- Moderate
The story
Built in Norway in 1931 as the cargo ship Donator, she was renamed Prosper Schiaffino after a 1939 sale and converted to carry wine. In October 1945, in heavy seas, she hit a surface mine between Porquerolles and Port-Cros and sank very quickly.
Source: provencemed.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mEstimated
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Barracuda
- Groupers
From our original catalogue, not yet checked against a published source.
Why divers come
- History
Where is Port-Cros & Hyères?
The point shows the Port-Cros & Hyères area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Port-Cros & Hyères
Wreck
down to 50 m
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- Advanced
- Barracuda
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.