The search for the two missing divers in the Villasimius stretch of sea between Isola dei Cavoli and Serpentara was suspended around 9pm on Sunday. They will resume at dawn on Monday, with a new mobilization and particularly sophisticated means.
In action, coordinated by the Harbor Master, the Coast Guard, the Fire Brigade and volunteers from the Sinnai Sub Club.
The alarm was raised in the early afternoon of Sunday, with searches also involving the rocks and beaches in the area. However, there is no trace of the two missing divers.
The two, Stefano Bianchelli – 56 years old, resident in Villasimius – and Mario Perniciano – 55 years old, from Cagliari - dived around 11am to reach the wreck of the San Marco for routine inspections.
It is a 1919 steamship that sank with its load of coal on 1 June 1941 during the Second World War. He was hit by an English submarine. None of the crew were saved.
