Diver. Archival photoROME, June 16Researchers have discovered in the strait between Italy and Albania the remains of the Italian steamer Principe Umberto («Prince Umberto»), which sank in June 1916 after being attacked by an Austro-Hungarian submarine, according to the search engine. organization Azionemare. Victims of the crash of the ship, converted into an auxiliary cruiser with the onset of the war, were 1926 people out of more than 2600 on board. This is the largest maritime disaster of the First World War. The wreckage of the ship, which in the publication of the newspaper il Messaggero is called the «Italian Titanic», rested at a depth of 930 meters in the waters of the Strait of Otranto. The researchers repeated the route of the convoy, which included the Prince Umberto, and using sonar detected the presence of debris at great depths. An underwater robot was lowered to the crash site, which was prevented by a strong current in the sea strait. After three unsuccessful attempts, he managed to film and photograph the remains of the ship. «The wreckage of the ship is practically intact. It plunged into the silt more than 5 meters, lost superstructures, and the hull cracked approximately in half due to hitting the bottom. The hull is completely covered with white corals and you can see traces of rust in the form of stalactites similar to those on the Titanic, Azionemare said in a statement.The association notes that the crash site should be considered a war memorial, becoming a grave for military personnel mainly from the Veneto region.
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