Relitto Bengala

The wreck lies about 1.5 km off the Capo Rizzuto promontory on the open Ionian shelf, facing the sea to the E-SE-S while the cape and the Calabrian coastline shadow the landward W-NW-N sectors. The strongest exposure is the Scirocco (S-SE), which has the longest Ionian fetch, and the Levante (E); the Grecale and Tramontana from the N-NE are largely blocked by the headland. As a deep, exposed offshore boat dive, surface wind-chop and reduced visibility on Scirocco days are the main reasons it gets called off.