Andreas Kron and his team have established the perfect infrastructure for technical diving in their center.

There are incredibly exciting wreck diving spots around Rab, and Kron Diving offers a total of 9 wreck diving sites.

They are all outside the normal recreational diving limit of 40m. The diving depths at the wrecks range from 52 m to 94 m.

The following wrecks are regularly visited:

• SS Albania
• SS Euterpe
• HSS Aldenham
• Nanos
• German MFP
• Audace
• Spingarda
• B24 aircraft
• Pascoli

Popular Wrecks:

• SS Albania

In order to dive on the SS Albania you need a special permit because the ship is a listed building. Kron Diving is the only diving school that has this permit for several years.

On 4 June 1916, SS Albania was sunk by a torpedo from the Italian submarine Atropo. The torpedo hit is located at the rear on the starboard side.

Today, the Albania stands upright at a depth of 72 m, as if it wanted to sail away.
It is located near the coast, where visibility is mostly very good.

It lies on a sandy bottom and is relatively accessible. The deck is well preserved, the stern of the ship is damaged, but the two masts and part of the superstructure as well as the ship’s reflector are still in place.

DEPTH: 56-72M
SUNK: 04.06.1916

• SS Euterpe

Wie auch bei der SS Albanien handelt es sich bei der SS Euterpe um ein Schiff das unter Denkmalschutz steht und  um an der SS Euterpe tauchen zu können braucht man eine Sondergenehmigung. Kron Diving hat als einzige Tauchschule diese Genehmigung für mehrer Jahre.

Wreck Diving On August 11, 1918, the Euterpe was sunk by an Italian submarine with two torpedo hits.

The Euterpe is 79 m deep. Euterpe was a passenger steamer that carried Austrian soldiers to the battlefields in Albania and evacuated wounded soldiers during the First World War. It sank near the island of Rab/Pag and was one of the greatest maritime tragedies of the Adriatic, even greater than the well-known loss of Baron Gautsch (in which some 280 people died, mostly women and children).

According to official figures, 453 souls were lost, but it is believed that the number of victims was even greater, even more than 600 people.

DEPTH: 64-79M
SUNK: 11.08.1918

• MFP

The Marine Ferries (MFP) were the largest and most powerful landing craft of the German Navy. According to records, it is believed to be the MFP with identifier No. F433. Among other things, it was used to transport tanks and trucks.

On 23.10.1944 the F433 joined a convoy. In the evening the convoy was attacked. During the fight, the F433 was hit several times. The damaged MFP F 433 sailed to Rab.

On 24.10.1944 they planned to move to the bay “Zavratnica”, where the Germans were located. On the way to Zavratnica it sank on 24.10.1944 about 3,5 nautical miles WSW from Jablanac by the island Dolin.

DEPTH: 78-86M
SUNK: 24.10.1944

Technical Training:

Kron Diving offers the full range of Extended Range training courses, from Trimix to CCR Hypoxic Trimix, that will allow you to discover these challenging spots!

The Kron Diving staff are there to share their passion, guide you to the best dive sites, and give you the best training and experience!

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