The Antonio Lorenzo is a 53-metre Chilean longliner which lies at a depth of 38 metres in the bay of Saint-Leu.
On 1st September 1998 it was caught by a French patrol boat illegally fishing in French territorial waters 120 nautical miles from the Kerguelen islands in the southern Indian Ocean. Its holds contained 100 tonnes of Patagonian tooth fish. It was brought back to Reunion, where arrived on 14th September. On 16th December 1999 six holes were drilled into its hull, and it was sunk as an artificial reef at Pointe des Chateaux.
It lies on its port side, which explains why the mast sticks out a 45° angle. I'm afraid I'm not much good with technical language for vessel elements, so I can't label what different parts are called.
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| this almost looks like a coral reef but is part of the vessel |
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| a last, somewhat ghostly, shot as we started ascending |
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| me with my SMB during our 10-minute safety stop |
See also
- Diving the Hai Siang
- Diving World Record in Reunion Island
- Synthesis & Cetacea
- Diving, Reunion Island
- Réunion overhead and underwater
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