Monem Batığı

About Monem Batığı

The Monem Batığı is the wreck of a 75-metre ship that sank off Çeşme in 2004, during a storm, while it was on its way to be broken up. It is one of the signature dive sites of Çeşme and is suitable for divers of every level. According to a Çeşme diving instructor interviewed by Anadolu Agency in 2020, the ship came to rest by chance in an unusual spot: on one side the water is only 3 metres deep and on the other it drops to 60 metres, but the hull settled on a ledge at exactly 18 metres. Over time its masts collapsed, and it became a wreck that every level of diver can visit safely. Çeşme has close to twenty dive sites, and the Monem is one of two wrecks in the area, the other being the coast guard ship TCSG 68, sunk deliberately as an artificial reef. In Çeşme, diving is possible for about ten months of the year, with only January and February left out. Dives to the Monem are made by boat with the dive centres based in Çeşme. Dive only with a licensed centre.