Small Dutch motor ship known as “Bettolina”, launched as “Gretha”. She was part of the First German Transport Flotilla in November 1943 under the name “Jorn”.
Historical records say that she was hit and sunk by a British P-47 D thunderbolt on February 12, 1944 in front of the bay of silence in Sestri Levante.
The boat is 38.50 meters long.
Our descent takes place along the top which takes us about halfway through the deck.
The wreck in navigation attitude is intact at a depth of 30 meters, between the two holds is the structure where the adjustable support that supported the anti-aircraft machine gun was placed. Only some ammunition remains of this.
The intact bow has a large leak in the port side which caused the sinking of the hull.
The engine room and kitchen still keep their tools and utensils. On the right side of the stern there is an anchor, typical of river vessels. The propeller and the rudder, resting on the muddy seabed, are perfectly visible.
The aft ladder is covered with glittering jewel anemones (Corynactis Viridis). At the bow stand wonderful spirographs. The guests who populate this wreck are innumerable, from conger eels to moray eels, from octopuses to lobsters and lobsters. There is no shortage of anemones and nudibranchs. Predators such as snappers and amberjacks do not fail to visit us, hunting for anchovies or damselfish.
