They dived in the early afternoon, in the sea off Villasimius in the area where the San Marco wreck is located, and never returned. These are moments of great apprehension for two expert divers, one from Villasimius and one from Cagliari: after the alarm, raised by those who were on the "support" boat worried about the delay in the ascent of the two divers, the searches began immediately . A patrol boat from the Captain's Office and dinghies from the fire brigade arrived on site in the area of the island of Serpentara.
The two divers, according to an initial reconstruction, were engaged in a dive at around 100 meters deep with a diving center in Villasimius. It is yet to be understood whether they were there because they were in charge of work on behalf of others. The beaten area was the one where the San Marco wreck is located, a steamship sunk in 1941 by torpedoes launched by a British submarine.
A fire brigade helicopter also took off and is searching the entire stretch of sea from above.
the emergency
Villasimius, two divers missing off the island of Serpentara: searches underway
Near the San Marco wreck. The Captain's office and fire brigade divers are on site, a helicopter is flying to search the area
Matteo Vercelli