Palea Kameni WWII Boat Wreck (Ministry-listed)

Palea Kameni WWII Boat Wreck is a shallow wreck at the old volcanic island in the caldera (average about 10 m, maximum about 15 m); a 34 m steel hull is reported in the harbour area. A roughly 30 m WWII-era boat at 15 m off Palea Kameni appears on the list of 91 wrecks opened for organised recreational diving, so the dive is guided and no-touch.

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Region: Greece – Cyclades & Dodecanese
Area: Santorini caldera
Depth: 10–15 m
Level: intermediate
Current: moderate
Type: wreck
Coordinates: 36.3994, 25.3821 (approximate)
Highlights: WWII-era boat wreck, about 30 m long (per testimony), shallow wreck
Permit: Listed among the 91 ship and aircraft wrecks that the Ministry of Culture, with the Defence and Shipping ministries, opened for organised, no-touch recreational diving (joint ministerial decision, 2022): dives only through licensed dive centres after the required documentation; any research on the wreck needs a Ministry of Culture permit. (Contact data as shown for the ministry page in search listings; the page itself blocked our automated fetch, so confirm before use.)
Issuer / contact: Hellenic Ministry of Culture – Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
- Phone: +30 210 92 35 105
- Email: eena@culture.gr
- Website: https://culture.gov.gr/en/ministry/SitePages/viewyphresia.aspx?iid=1369
Unverified: Unverified: identification and position. The ministry list names an unnamed WWII-era boat of about 30 m at 15 m off Palea Kameni, but gives no position; the position here is the approximate Wannadive entry, whose 34 m figure differs. The ministry list itself could not be opened (403), so the entry is taken from a copy.
Tips: Guided by a licensed centre only; touching or moving anything on or around the wreck is prohibited.

Palea Kameni WWII Boat Wreck (Ministry-listed)

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