New Shipwreck Discovered off Leros by Aegeantec Diving Team

New wreckwas spotted in Leros byAegeantec diving teamin collaboration withCosta Cuba, in a development that opens up new perspectives for our island and highlights, once again, theconsiderable wealthwhich the maritime space of the region hides.

This new discovery of the diving teamAegeantecconsisting of the technical diving instructorMarino Jurga,himVassili Spyropoulosand herRaluca Pupescu,comes to strengthen the debate around thedynamicsthat Leros can acquire in its sectordiving tourism, a special and high-quality tourist product, which has the potential to contribute substantially toextension of the tourist seasonand in the wider development of the island.

According to what is pointed out ininterviewwhich follows, the next step requiressubstantial support and funding,so much for himlocating new wrecksas well as for herdemarcationandhighlightingof those already recorded. At the same time, the need to form a moreflexible and functional framework,which could allow, where provided for and with the necessary approvals, theretrieving important finds from the seabed, so that they can be utilized in museums and adorn themexhibition spacesof Leros.

THEKostas Kouvas,speaking toLeros News, underlined that with the support of the competent bodies theLerosit canstrengtheneven more her positionon the diving tourism map,taking advantage of meorganised wayan area with great potential.

For his part, the head of the diving teamMarinos Jurgas,spoke of ashocking discovery, highlighting the importance of the new wreck and the prospects it creates forfurther research and emergenceofunderwater wealth of the area, however, without giving more information about the type of wreck, saying that "there are specific elements and visual material, which will be presented when the team is more ready".

In the same spirit, the deputy president of the Tourism Department of the Dodecanese Chamber,Theodoros Asvestas, expressed his certainty thatthere will be supportin this effort by themcompetent institutional bodies, pointing out that such initiatives can offer significant added value to the tourism product of Leros.

The following is the interesting interview with the members of the Aegeantec diving team

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