Baron Gautsch Wreck
The Baron Gautsch Wreck lies near Rovinj at 28–40 m. You need Deep Diver or AOWD and at least 50 logged dives. The boat ride takes about 45 minutes (10 nm), and the dive costs €83 plus €18 guiding (zone 3).
Baron Gautsch Wreck
Wreck diving · approx. 45 min by boat · 10 nm
The Baron Gautsch Wreck lies near Rovinj at 28–40 m. You need Deep Diver or AOWD and at least 50 logged dives. The boat ride takes about 45 minutes (10 nm), and the dive costs €83 plus €18 guiding (zone 3).
The Baron Gautsch is considered one of the best-known wrecks in the Mediterranean. You descend on the buoy line. The ship is 84.5 m long and 11.6 m wide.
Most of the floor plating has rusted away, so you can look into the lower decks. A large window opening on the foredeck leads into the top deck. This is only allowed with the right certification.
Shoals of fish, small and large groupers and conger eels circle the wreck. Occasionally a catshark rests here.
from €83per dive · All prices in euros, including Croatian VAT.
Package discount: 5% off from 6 dives, 10% off from 10 dives. Applies per person and dive. Excludes packages, group rates and special offers.
- Depth
- 28–40 m
- Minimum certification
- Deep Diver or AOWD
- Minimum dives
- min. 50 logged
- Entry
- from the boat
- Travel time
- approx. 45 min by boat · 10 nm
- Price zone
- Zone 3 · €83 + €18 guiding
- Built
- 1908
- Sunk
- 1914
- Length × width
- 84.5 × 11.6 m
- Torch
- recommended
What you'll see
- Passenger ship from 1908, 84.5 m long
- View into the lower decks
- Window opening into the top deck
- Shoals of fish, small and large groupers
- Conger eels, occasionally a catshark
Good to know
- Keep a constant eye on your no-decompression limit.
- Top deck only with the right certification.
- Torch recommended.
- An SMB and valid dive insurance are mandatory.
History
The Baron Gautsch was built in 1908 as a passenger ship for Austrian Lloyd. She sailed from Trieste along the Adriatic coast.
When war broke out on 28 July 1914, she was taken over by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Camouflaged, she served as an auxiliary cruiser, troop transport or supply ship.
Later in 1914 she sank in her own side's minefield after a navigational error. The wreck is 84.5 m long and 11.6 m wide.
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