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PYTHEAS

The Pytheas is one of those wrecks we always come back to, a proper piece of history lying just off the Dodecanese. She went down in ‘66 after hitting something submerged, a big steamship at 134 meters long, built for wartime in California. Now, she’s a scattering of metal across the seabed at a consistent 10 meters, so it’s a brilliant site for newer wreck divers or those who just want a long, relaxed bottom time. We love finning over the debris field, trying to imagine her full shape. You can still make out her ribs, the plates long gone in places, creating these fantastic swim-throughs where damselfish flit in and out. The light filters through, bouncing off the sandy patches, and often we’ll spot octopus tucked into crevices, their eyes watching you pass. Our favourite part is the bow section; it’s more intact, and you often find schools of barracuda hanging in the slight current, shimmering silver. It’s not a deep dive, but it feels like you're exploring a real ghost from the past, completely taken over by the sea.