Greece’s Iconic Wrecks | Sky, Oria & Perseus

About Notable Additional Wrecks

Beyond the regional wrecks, Greece holds a handful of iconic shipwrecks that deserve their own listing. The MS Mediterranean Sky is a massive ferry lying on its side in Eleusis Bay near Athens, an iconic rusting structure for advanced penetration divers. The S/S Oria is a wartime grave site off Patroklos Island at 30-45 m, a sobering and protected wreck. The HMS Perseus, the WW2 submarine, is cross-listed under Kefalonia but is a headline technical dive. These wrecks span cargo, passenger and naval history and are for experienced divers with the right certification, offering dramatic, fish-rich structures and a direct link to Greece’s maritime past.

Highlights

• ✓MS Mediterranean Sky (Eleusis Bay): a massive ferry on its side (advanced)
• ✓S/S Oria (Patroklos Island): a wartime grave site at 30-45 m
• ✓HMS Perseus: cross-listed under Kefalonia (technical submarine)
• ✓Iconic rusting structures for penetration divers
• ✓A direct link to Greece’s merchant and naval history

Getting There

The Mediterranean Sky is reached by boat from Piraeus or Eleusis; the Oria is off Patroklos Island south of Athens. Both need advanced certification and a licensed operator; the Perseus is run from Kefalonia. A car reaches the launch harbours.