The wreck was a former ocean-going deep-sea fishing boat built in 1926 in France and was called “Islande”.
In 1939 it changed its name to “Cap Nord”. In 1941, it was renamed by the French Navy “Ginette Le Borgne”. In 1942 the Germans in Marseille confiscated it and transformed it into submarine fighters, renaming it “UJ2207”, becoming part of the “UJ22” flotilla, like the “Marcella” which lies on the seabed a short distance away.
The ship on November 19, 1944, while escorting the “Dominant” steam from Genoa to La Spezia, in the Bay of Sestri Levante, was hit by British torpedo boats.
She was about 64 meters. long and 10 meters. wide, for 6 meters. tall with a tonnage of 1034 gross tons.
The descent takes place along the top that leads us to the bow deck to starboard.
The wreck lies in navigation position at about -37 meters. depth, divided into two sections in correspondence with the engine room. It is possible to visit it internally by entering through the large opening.
The castle above is accessed by following a staircase, where there are still toilets, shelves and accommodation.
On the deck there is a large opening that shows us another way out.
On the bridge the depth is -32 meters, unfortunately the two machine guns are no longer there but around there are still the bullets and the shelves in which they were contained.
The stern is detached from the rest of the wreck. Visibility is often reduced here due to the frequent currents that raise the muddy bottom.
Between the two sections is the boiler.
On the aft deck there are still several depth bomb catapults and ammunition scattered across the bottom.
On this wreck there are various species of nudibranchs and among the wrecks you can meet conger eels, octopuses, lobsters and lobsters. Passing fish such as snapper, amberjack, bonito can come from the blue.
