On the 12th. of June 2008, 3 members of the Deep Impact Explorers team found the wreck of a very old steamer. The wreck is sitting upright at a depth of max 88m, the deck is around 76-78m and there is a big boiler inside the engine room. We will do more exploration dives on it in the next weeks.

Pics by Vesa Touminen

Team member on this dive:

Mike Long - Rebreather Inspiration TMx
Jussi Hyttinen - OC TMx
Volker Borchert - OC TMx

Surface: Vesa Tuominen 

Total dive time: 96 minutes /BT 16 minutes/ Gases 14/45; 19/25; 28/10; EANx 40; O2

Meanwhile we have been able to identify the wreck. The ship we found is the old greek steamship:
SS Despina G. Michalinos

Some shipinformation:

Built by William Gray and Co. 1907, Owner: Michalinos Maritime & Commercial Co.;
Lenght: 100m, Beam: 14m; Triple Expansion Engine with 292 N.H.P;
was sunk by U-35 on the 14th. of Cctober 1917, at 13.15 am

Image below shows the Captain Logbook (KTB-Kriegstagebuch) of this attack

This is an english translation of the log:

14.10.17    12:40 a.m.    37d 42.5m N, 0d 33.0m W
Darkened steamer on S course sighted. Manoevre for surface stern attack.
At 400m fire aft torpedo A/08. Hit. Steamer launches 2 boats. It is the armed Greek steamer "Despina G. Michalinos" - Piraeus (2851 t) ballasting from Marseilles to Hampton Roads. Has French 4.7 cm gun and 3 French gun crew on board. Crew dismissed. Papers recovered.

2:55 a.m.
Steamer sinks 6 nm from land.
English and French wireless warns against approaching Cape Palos. Moved away from the coast in order to be out of sight of land at dawn.