{"id":106,"date":"2016-06-07T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/?p=106"},"modified":"2016-09-04T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T09:45:59","slug":"revisiting-the-p31-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/2016\/06\/07\/revisiting-the-p31-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Revisiting the P31 Wreck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this dive I revisited the P31 wreck, a former patrol boat of the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta.\u00a0 Originally called Pasewalk (GS05), this was an East-German Kondor 1 Class minesweeper.\u00a0 In 1992 it was purchased by Malta and used for border control and anti-smuggling operations until 2004.\u00a0 Particularly worthy of mention is its role in the rescue of 251 irregular migrants whose 20-metre boat started sinking around 71km South of Malta.\u00a0 Upon being decommissioned, P31 was scuttled off Comino (at <em>Ta\u0127t il-Mazz<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Being the only wreck easily accessible to beginner open-water divers based in Gozo or the northern coast of Malta (since it lies at only 12-18m depth), this site sees a lot of activity, especially in Summer months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13350328_10154300053373809_756392472077892243_o.jpg\" alt=\"13350328_10154300053373809_756392472077892243_o\" width=\"1200\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13350328_10154300053373809_756392472077892243_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13350328_10154300053373809_756392472077892243_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13350328_10154300053373809_756392472077892243_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13350328_10154300053373809_756392472077892243_o-145x96.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id='stb-container-8269' class='stb-container-css stb-info-container stb-caption stb-collapsible stb-visible stb-image-big stb-ltr stb-corners stb-shadow'><div id='stb-caption-box-8269' class='stb-info-caption_box stb_caption stb-caption-box' ><aside class='stb-caption-icon'><img src='http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-special-textboxes\/themes\/stb-dark\/info.png'><\/aside><span>Dive Log Info<\/span><div id=\"stb-tool-8269\" class=\"stb-tool\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"stb-toolimg-8269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/diving\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-special-textboxes\/themes\/stb-dark\/minus.png\" title=\"Hide\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id='stb-body-box-8269' class='stb-info-body_box stb_body stb-body-box' ><strong>Date:<\/strong> 07\/06\/2016<br \/>\n<strong>Site:<\/strong> P31 Wreck, Comino<br \/>\n<strong>Time in:<\/strong> 09:50<br \/>\n<strong>Time out:<\/strong> 10:30<br \/>\n<strong> Runtime:<\/strong> 40min<br \/>\n<strong> Max Depth:<\/strong> 18.7m<br \/>\n<strong> Bottom Temperature:<\/strong> 19\u00baC<br \/>\n<strong> Visibility:<\/strong> Good<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script language='javascript' type='text\/javascript'>function getWR360PopupSkin(){return 'light_clean';}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this dive I revisited the P31 wreck, a former patrol boat of the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta.\u00a0 Originally called Pasewalk (GS05), this was an East-German Kondor 1 Class minesweeper.\u00a0 In 1992 it was purchased by Malta and used for border control and anti-smuggling operations until 2004.\u00a0 Particularly worthy of mention 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