Baron Gautsch Wreck

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The Baron Gautsch was an Austro-Hungarian passenger ferry that struck a naval minefield in 1914 and sank with the loss of over 250 lives, making it Croatia's most tragic maritime disaster. The 85 m wreck lies in 28–42 m off Rovinj in the northern Adriatic, largely intact with portholes, anchors, and crockery still visible inside. She is home to enormous conger eels, lobsters, and one of the Adriatic's best grouper populations.

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