WRECKS - TIFLER Home
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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The Tifler was a french cargo of 1,194 tonnes for a length of 75m, 10.80m at the beam and a draught of 4.26m. She was motorized by a triple expansion engine.
HISTORY
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She was built in 1914 at the shipyard of Nüschke & Co. in Stettino. All we know about the wreckage of this ship is that she was sunk off Pietra Ligure in course of a torpedo attack during January 1943 from a british submarine Sahib.
DIVE SITE
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Site : the wreck of the Tifler lies about 0.6 mile off Pietra Ligure.
Co-ordinates: 44 deg 07,925 north / 08 deg 17,273 east
Depth : the top deck lies at 48m and the deepest portion of the ship (her stern) at 53m.
THE DIVE
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Sitting straight up on her keel, the Tifler lies on a muddy bottom. The hull is still practically intact and the visit is pretty straight forward. The visit to the communicating holds and to the large propeller, emerging from the sand near the imposing rudder (right) is particularly suggestive.Again this dive is more for the marine life than for the wreck itself.
DIFFICULTY
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There are no real difficultys on this wreck. Their is generally no currents and the visibility is usually good. The dives will be done on air and penetration will be done with all precaution.
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