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About this site
The Captain Franco Wreck lies off Çanakkale, in the Dardanelles strait in northwestern Turkey, a stretch of coast known for its wartime maritime history and numerous wreck sites left by the strait's currents and heavy shipping traffic over the past century. The wreck reaches a maximum depth of around 40 metres and is rated an advanced dive, consistent with the depth and the currents typical of this part of the strait. It sits within a broader underwater landscape of vessels lost in the Dardanelles, though little else about its structure or history is established beyond its location and depth.
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Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Dwarf Brittle StarAmphipholis squamataReported here · unconfirmed
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilisReported here · unconfirmed
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscellaReported here · unconfirmed
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