Monem wreck started its life in the seas as the vessel M/V Claus GRIMBART in the docks of german city Rendsburg.
Built by the company called Krögerwerft GmbH in 1956 the vessel made the maiden voyage on March 3rd, 1956.
What was after this date is still unknown but at some part near the end of her life we know that the ship was used for transporting livestock and was owned by a syrian shipping company.
What is more interesting for us is the story afterwards. The vessel was decommissioned in 2004 and sold to a company to be dismantled and recycled as scrap metal. While the vessel was on tow for her final voyage to Aliağa , she was caught in a fierce storm.
The towing cable got snapped and the vessel gracefully sank in her final resting place which is not far from the Dalyanköy marina in Çeşme / İzmir. Luckily this unfortunate moment happened at a depth of 60 feet which resulted in a perfect wreck, 230 feet long, 33 feet wide resting slightly inclined to her port side on a sandy bottom.
Since almost 3 years has passed since that day, the monem wreck now is the cosy home for banded breams, scorpion fish, schoals of jacks, bait fish, spiny lobsters, morays, blennies and many more that we fail to mention here. Since the wreck rests at a maximum depth of 60 feet, it is suitable for both open water divers and divers with higher certification.
The propeller is still in its place and the deck, masts and the bridge provide excellent views for the underwater photographers and videographers alike.
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