SMS Szent Istvan
Also known as: Szent Istvan dreadnought
Best time to dive
Season varies - confirm locally
Certification & difficulty
Technical - advanced conditions (currents/depth); dive within your training.
Snorkelling
Not a snorkel site - No - 66m technical wreck
Safety notes
Extreme depth (66m) with significant narcosis/decompression obligations; inverted wreck orientation complicates orientation and penetration, described in expedition accounts as 'not without danger'; long single-dive decompression profiles
Permits & fees
Protected war grave that can only be dived with special permission from Croatia's Ministry of Culture and its underwater archaeology department; access has historically been very limited; no specific fee amount is documented
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Location
Nearest hub: Premuda
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand dive report. Coordinates are approximate.