Piran & Portorož · Slovenia · Wreck
Kec Wreck
Three propellers and rudders on an upturned wartime landing boat
The Kec is a Second World War landing boat about 50 m long that lies upside down on the floor of the Gulf of Trieste, a few minutes by boat from Fiesa. Its upturned hull shows off the propellers and rudders, and the space beneath it shelters a crowd of crustaceans and fish. Advanced divers can swim through the cargo hold.
Also known as Kec, Razbitina Kec.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Piran & Portorož and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
Divers go down the buoy line and reach the upturned hull at 18 m, where the three propellers and rudders stand clear. From there they drop to the bottom at 23 m and swim along the wreck, looking under it for the life sheltering in the gap.
The wreck is full of life: many lobsters, some very large, conger eels and plenty of scorpionfish. Advanced divers can penetrate the wreck, since the cargo area is easy to swim through, though the silt inside lifts and closes the visibility behind them.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Kec
- Type
- Landing boat
- Length
- 50 m (164 ft)
- Sunk
- 1944
- Cause
- Collided with a German warship in dense fog
- Lies
- Upside down on the bottom at 23 m
The Kec was a German landing boat of the Second World War. In 1944 it collided with another German warship in dense fog. An attempt to tow it to Trieste failed, and the crew had to cut the line; the tow line is still visible on the wreck today, where the hull now lies upside down on the bottom.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Piran & Portorož: Diving runs all year, but winter dives are on demand; summer fills the Piran Punta reef with life and brings a thermocline that can cloud the wrecks.
Know before you go
- Heavy silt inside the hull: visibility can close up behind divers swimming through the cargo area.
Dive videos
Wreck Piran, DTM Kec inside tour · Drustvo vodnih sportov Navtika on YouTube
Questions divers ask
Can divers go inside the Kec wreck near Piran?+
Advanced divers can, as the cargo area is easy to swim through. The wreck is full of silt, so visibility can close up behind a diver inside; the bottom lies at 23 m.
Sources
- Kec Wreck — Sharky Diving Piran & Portorož
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