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#1: Cesare Rossarol 103 years on the seabed Author: Bungarra, Location: Murchison region, West Australia

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:51 am
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The Cesare Rossarol was an Italian navy ship that sunk off the coast of Ližnjan in 1918, here is an article about her life and demise,100 years after.

https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/27781-100-years-on-the-seabed-cesare-rossarol-sunk-in-istrian-waters-in-wwi

Unfortunately she hit a mine which tore her in half 2 weeks after the armistice. The stern section is upright while the bow section is upside down.

Ninety-three crew members died that day, of the 109 compliment, including seven officers and the captain.

A 3D reconstruction of the wreck can be found on youtube here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fh6fb4t-8k

While other dive pics and stories can be found here.....

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cesare+Rossarol

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