SS Umbria

Italian merchant scuttled by her captain on 9 Jun 1940 to keep her cargo — ~6,000 tons of aerial bombs and detonators — from falling to the British.

Other

approximately 6,000 tons of unexploded aerial bombs and detonators still in the cargo holds

Corals

hard coral encrusting the davits and bridge wings

Turtles

hawksbill, green

Pelagics

barracuda, tuna

Reef fish

napoleon wrasse, snapper, sweetlips, batfish

Vessel

SS Umbria

Class

armed merchant cargo ship

Origin

Italy

Sunk

1940 — scuttled by her captain, Lorenzo Muiesan, on 9 Jun 1940 to deny her cargo to British forces hours after Italy's declaration of war

Length

155 m

Penetration

Possible — with training