If there is any hidden secret in the Mediterranean, it is the island of Vis. For many years, it was a forbidden and restricted military area. It was not until 1991, when the iron curtain finally came down, that it was opened up for tourism and diving. On Vis, small picturesque port towns and spectacular wrecks, drop-offs and caverns are waiting to be discovered by divers.

Patok: An Important Habitat

A US-Albanian archaeological mission claims to have found the well-preserved wreck of a Roman cargo ship off Albania's coast, complete with some 300 wine amphoras.

Wrecks of the Adriatic Sea is a divers guide to the wrecks of the Croatian Adriatic Sea

One in three loggerhead turtles in the Adriatic Sea has plastic in its intestine, according to researchers studying the impact of debris on marine life.

US-Albanian archaeologists believe they have found the wreckage of an Italian ship that was torpedoed by a British sub during World War II when Albania was occupied by Italian forces

A joint US-Montenegro underwater archaeological research project has already found several wrecks. A WWI submarine, a newer unknown vessel and also a shipwreck what could date back to the roman era.

The Szent István is one of only three battleships whose sinking was filmed, together with HMS Barham and USS Arizona.

Since 2007 a research ship carrying U.S. and Albanian experts surveid the waters off southern Albania looking for ancient wrecks. RPM Nautical Foundation say this is the first archaelogical survey of Albania's coast.