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Wreck of the Elpis ship on the seabed of the Marine Protected Area of ​​the Egadi Islands: the 3D mapping mission is underwary

Ultra-resolution 3D photogrammetric surveys and samples for laboratory analyzes are underway aimed at understanding the colonization dynamics of oceanic posidonia on the ship wrecked in 1978. The mission involves ISPRA, the Underwater Carabinieri Nuclei of Messina and Rome, the Naval Service of Favignana , IAS CNR of Palermo and DiSTeM UNIPA.