Bora
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The bow of Bora, laying upside down on the seabed. -
An internal section of the wreck. -
Bora wreck is inverted on the seabed. The support strut is obviously bended from the tornment the ship sustained. -
The wooden raft of Bora lays a few meters further, like a museum exhibition item. -
Panoramic view of the wreck. -
Bora’s bow from further ahead. -
The remaining wood from the ship’s hull. -
Video from the wreck Bora
BORA
During Grafas Diving team’s expedition in Pagasitikos Gulf, between 2019 and 2020 with (Aqua Core Divers), the divers had the opportunity to visit and film the wreck of the freight ship BORA. Our team managed to find only some fragments of the history of the ship, limited only to a few information, that the son in law of the last owner, Giannis Kottas, could recall. Former owners had been, Pappas and Nomikos, well known greek ship owners.
The ship was built in Venice and was equipped with a heavy duty engine, constructed by ALSADO. The tonnage was 220 tonnes and she was 32 meters long. From 1960 to 1965 BORA was commited to the line Skyros – Kimi. In that period she had the engine replaced by a newer model from mercedes, that could deliver 240 hp. After 1965 the ship was decomissioned and was stationed in the port of Volos, unti she was bought by Efstathios Patsas. Afterwards she was transferred to the ilset of Pythos ( north of the island “Old Trikeri”) and was stationed there. She then moved to the village Geroplina for some repairs, but quickly returned to Pythos, due to a protest from the local villagers.
Chronicle of the sinking
The ship suffered by a great deal of malfunctions, that forced the owner to move her to Trikeri shipyard. It was spring of 1978 and while the ship was being moved, but due to strong weather, water started leaking in. Any effort to control the leakage was insuficient and finally the ship was lost in Pagasitikos Gulf, that proved to be her final resting place.
The shipwreck
The wreck lays on a sandy seabed and has suffered great torment after all these years. A big part of the construction is missing and the wood that used to be the upper deck is long gone, leaving the metal spine of the ship exposed. Her orientation is East – West and lays on 28 meters depth upside down. The wreck is one of the most commonly visited by divers in the area. This is not only due to the fact that it is really a beautiful site, but it also lays in a very comfortable location for nearby diving centers to visit.