Standing two-and-a-half metres tall, arms stretched out to the
Heavens and fixed to the seabed, some 17 metres beneath the sun-kissed
surface, Christ of the Abyss is a sight that few get to see. Encrusted
with barnacles and surrounded by lurking sea creatures, the bronze
statue commemorates Dario Gonzatti, the first Italian to use scuba
equipment, who died in these waters whilst diving in 1947. It’s calm and
it’s quiet down here in the depths. It’s also rather creepy.
