The Gozo Tourism Association has welcomed yesterday’s scuttling of the Hephaestus off ix- Xatt l-Ahmar. The fourth vessel which has been scuttled off the south coast of Gozo.

The GTA said that these date back to November 1999, when on the initiative of the Gozo Tourism Association in collaboration with Gozo Channel and the Ministry for Gozo, the ferry MV Xlendi was scuttled, followed by the double scuttling of the MV Karwela and the MV Cominoland in August 2006.

The latest one yesterday turns the ix-Xatt l-Ahmar site into a hub of underwater wrecks, the GTA said.

It added that “this also adds more diversity and a different experience to those divers who frequent this site. Furthermore, it will offer another underwater attraction on the south coast of Gozo, which is so sought after, when strong North westerly wind prevails during the diving season.”“This scuttling is an important step towards the enhancement of the Gozitan touristic product, especially during these recovery times for the tourism sector,” the GTA said.

The Association said it believes that the diving segment on Gozo “will reap great benefits from this scuttling and will continue to consolidate the importance of the diving niche for the tourism industry on Gozo.”

The Gozo Tourism Association concluded by thanking the Ministry for Tourism, the Ministry for Gozo, the Malta Tourism Authority and the Professional Diving School Association, who collaborated for a number of years to bring this project to fruition

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