Spahi
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About this site
The Spahi is a small passenger steamer lying at the bottom of the Fourmigue islet, in Le Lavandou Bay. The vessel was carrying around a hundred passengers when she went down on the islet of La Fourmigue on the night of 9 October 1887 during a storm. By daybreak, shore inhabitants spotted the ship in distress, and local fishermen from Le Lavandou brought the survivors ashore; twenty-two people were lost.
The wreck sits at depths between 12 and 25 metres (39–82 feet), making it one of the shallower wrecks in the area and accessible to divers certified to CMAS 1* level.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalbaReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Painted ComberSerranus scribaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean CardinalfishApogon imberbisReported here · unconfirmed
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridisReported here · unconfirmed
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