Scuba diving in Don Pedro Wreck

Don Pedro, a modern container ship and truck ferry, sank in 2007 after it took a wrong route and accidentally collided with a reef not far from the shore. The 18 members of crew and passengers were rescued and nobody died in the accident, though the giant vessel was fatally holed and sank within 45 minutes. There followed a successful operation to remove the heavy fuel oil from Don Pedro’s bunkers along with light diesel and chemicals from its containers that threatened to pollute Ibiza’s environment. Now the wreck lies on a sandy bottom, and with the starting depth of 25m/82ft and the maximum depth of 45m/148ft, Don Pedro is steadily gaining popularity as the biggest wreck in the Mediterranean available to recreational divers.