SS Euterpe

The British-built Austrian Lloyd passenger steamer Euterpe carried troops to and wounded soldiers from Albania in the First World War. Two Italian torpedoes sank it near Rab and Pag on 11 August 1918, with several hundred lives lost, more than on the Baron Gautsch. The wreck was found in 1999 and lies at about 64–79 m.

Facts

• Region: Adriatic – Istria & Kvarner
• Area: Rab
• Depth: 64–79 m
• Level: advanced
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 44.61, 14.79444
• Highlights: Austrian Lloyd passenger steamer (1886), site of a major First World War tragedy
• Permit: Protected cultural good: may only be dived with a dive centre holding a Ministry of Culture and Media permit for this zone under the 2024–2029 underwater-activities programme; individual diving is not allowed and groups are limited to 15 divers per guide. Check current rules. (Source: Ministry of Culture programme 2024–2029)
• Issuer / contact: Ministry of Culture and Media of Croatia (Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage / competent conservation department)
  • Phone: +385 1 4866 200
  • Website: https://www.gov.hr/hr/ronjenje-na-kulturnim-dobrima/1556
• Tips: A deep technical dive and a war grave; dive only with a centre that holds the Ministry permit.

Sources

• https://www.mares.com/spectacular-wreck-diving
• https://terrapark.hr/en/diving.aspx
• https://min-kulture.gov.hr/program-obavljanja-podvodnih-aktivnosti-u-unutarnjim-morskim-vodama-i-teritorijalnom-moru-republike-hrvatske-u-podrucjima-gdje-se-nalazi-kulturno-dobro-za-2024-2029-godinu/25860
• https://www.gov.hr/hr/ronjenje-na-kulturnim-dobrima/1556