PSS PATRIS on SW Kea – a British-built paddle steamer sunk in 1868. The Patris was making for Syros Island but foundered on the reef in the dark. All four hundred passengers and crew were rescued. She now sits in two sections at 50m and 30m. She’s a sleeping beauty, covered with growth all along the rib-like structures.
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For those with Hypoxic Trimix certification and considerable experience, we have some really special dives for you. On our Hypoxic Trimix Dive Trip, we'll be diving up to 75m, or up to 90m if you have the designated depth on your certification and serious experience. One good, long dive per day, our possible dives include: SS MONROSA - South of Arsida islet - An Italian steam cargo ship, she went down in 1941 having been struck by the British submarine HMS Triumph on her way to Piraeus. Accompanied by some defender ships, a short battle ensued, but the submarine managed to dive and get away. She is large and lies between 75-90m. SS PATRIS (not to be confused with PSS Patris) Patroklos Island. The carrier Patris , built in England in 1902, was travelling from Piraeus to Naxos in June 1927 and collided with the carrier Mosxanthi Togia sinking within 2 minutes. Eleven lives were lost. She lies at depths between 67 and 72m. SS ROSA VLASI – between Makronissos and Lavrio “Rosa Vlasi” loaded with a cargo of 2900 tones of mixed ferro-silicon, left Piraeus on 24 December 1959. About a mile and a half south of Sounio, she started to incline at an angle of 40-45 degrees. The Captain broadcast a Mayday and the crew prepared for the worst. Captain lost control of the helm and the ship overturned and sank. German U-boat U-133 – NW Saronic Gulf German submarine U-133 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She sank with all hands lost after striking a mine off Aegina island Greece on 14 March 1942.
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AVANTIS III (one of our flagship dives) Dorousa Island, Aegina – She was built in 1977 as a cargo ship. On November 19th, 2004 en route from Messolonghi to Cyprus carrying construction materials and crew of 12, she hit the islet and sank with one casualty.
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Do you want to extend your dive time and explore the dive sites you love for longer? Join the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox specialty program and become a Nitrox diver! This is the perfect course to get the most out of your dive time, especially on multi-dive days, and helps minimize diver fatigue. Increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - learn how to dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.
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This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably navigate underwater during a dive. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, basic navigation patterns and how to leave and return to a designated point. You will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification after completing this program.
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Enhance your senses! This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. Some of the ocean's most amazing creatures only come out at night, so your dive doesn't have to end when the sun goes down. You will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate and dive with a buddy at night or in limited visibility. You will earn the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty certification after completing this program.
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If your diving activities have extended bottom times or you would like to dive in colder water, you will need proper thermal protection. GUE's Drysuit Diver course prepares divers for dry suit diving using proper equipment and techniques.
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Keep diving all year long and in colder climates with the SSI Drysuit Diving certification. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program teaches you everything you need to know about diving safely in a dry suit. The course covers equipment handling and configuration, theory and dry suit emergency procedures. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certification.
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Book on to our snorkelling tours to take you on a half day adventure around the historic Attica peninsula. We visit two Patroklos island to snorkel and swim in a secluded bay and Arsida islet to snorkel on the Canyon. Hidden below the surface you will see wreck relics and have the chance to spot sea turtles, perhaps dolphins, seals and many more amazing ocean life.
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Many exciting dive sites are located in deeper water. Without proper training, this kind of diving puts you at risk. The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will give you the ability to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 18 meters, and is a prerequisite for some advanced training. You will earn the SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification after completing this program.
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A great combination to venture deeper and stay longer - up to 40 metres! Build the capacity and knowledge to dive beyond the open water level and access more of our best dive spots. You'll learn to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 18 meters up to 40m using Enriched Air Nitrox to increase your bottom time.
