Wreck
down to 37 m
Po Hospital Ship Wreck (Vlorë Bay)
A 135 m WWII hospital ship lying in Vlorë Bay at 35 m, sunk within ten minutes and now ringed by schools of fish.
- Experienced
- Amberjacks
Open Water≤18 m
SS Probitas Wreck (Sarandë)
Dive site in Albania (Karaburun & Sazan), Albania
A 115 m Italian cargo ship lying on its port side in Sarandë Bay, reached from shore along a rope, from 3 m below the surface to 20 m.
- Usual dive
- 18 m
- Deepest point
- 30 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Aug–Sep
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Mild
The story
The Italian cargo ship Probitas entered the Sarandë roadstead on 24 September 1943 but a breakdown kept her in port. Moored at the quay, she was sunk by German Ju 87 aircraft on the afternoon of the 25th.
Source: scubaportal.it
The dive
A wreck dive from the shore.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: padi.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Albania (Karaburun & Sazan)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Aug–Sep.
Source: himara.netPrices in Albania (Karaburun & Sazan)
- One dive
- €60–75
- Try dive
- €110
- Open Water course
- €550
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is Albania (Karaburun & Sazan)?
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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.