Kos & the Kefalos Peninsula · Greece · Wreck
Thor Star
A loading crane that leads across the wreck to the bridge and propeller
The Thor Star is a steel ship lying broken in three pieces off Pserimos, where she was abandoned on the south-east side of the island. The wreck runs from a shallow bow down to a stern with its bridge and propeller, and its intact superstructure draws more big fish than any of the surrounding sites.
Also known as The Thor Star, Seeadler.
Where it is and how deep
36.9396° N, 27.1401° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The bow, the first section, lies at 5 m. The second part starts at the same depth and reaches 12 m, still within easy reach of the surface. The ship's loading crane leads out to the third section, the stern, where the bridge and propeller sit at 24 m. With the superstructure still intact, jacks, bonitos and snappers gather around the wreck, and tuna sometimes pass.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Thor Star
- Type
- Steel ship
- Length
- 73.51 m (241 ft)
- Built
- 1965
- Cause
- Abandoned off the south-east side of Pserimos and sank five years later
- Lies
- In three pieces, from the bow at 5 m to the stern at 24 m
The Thor Star was built in 1965 by Atlas Werke AG in Bremen and first sailed under the name Seeadler. The steel ship, 73.51 m long, was abandoned on 26 January 1997 at the south-east side of Pserimos, and five years later she sank. She now lies in three pieces on the bottom of the Aegean.
Marine life and season
- Trevally & jacks
- Tuna
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Kos & the Kefalos Peninsula: The St. Stefanos base at Kefalos is open daily from 25 April to 5 November, and the sea is warmest in August, near 26 °C.
Dive videos
Thor Star Shipwreck · Ulysses Multihull Adventures on YouTube
Questions divers ask
What experience does the Thor Star wreck need?+
The bow at 5 m and the second section down to 12 m are shallow, but the stern lies at 24 m, which makes the full wreck a dive for experienced wreck divers.
Sources
- Dive Sites in Kos & nearby islands — Liamis Dive Centre
- Ψέριμος (Pserimos) — OpenStreetMap
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