Watch an underwater video recording of the integrated marine geophysical survey for the 'Evolved GE.N.ESIS project' here.
Follow us to an underwater tour of the Methoni ancient breakwater and harbour and watch our ultra-shallow multibeam echosounder survey for the 'Evolved GE.N.ESIS project' here.
Scroll down to watch our fieldwork activities and get to know with Methoni underwater.
Follow us to an underwater tour of the Methoni ancient breakwater and harbour and watch our ultra-shallow multibeam echosounder survey for the 'Evolved GE.N.ESIS project' here.
Scroll down to watch our fieldwork activities and get to know with Methoni underwater.
The Methoni bay and the castle of Methoni. The project team on the survey boat is conducting sidescan and shallow seismic survey.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Bourtzi. The southernmost fortification of the Methoni castle.
Photo: K. Tranaka
The Methoni bay and the castle of Methoni. The project team on the survey boat is conducting magnetometer survey.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Photo: K. Tranaka
The lighthouse on Sapienza island, about a nautical mile off Methoni.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Precise (RTK) positioning of the ruins of historical shipwrecks in the nearshore zone of the Methoni bay.
Photo: A. Michael
Surveying the underwater antiquities off Methoni and Sapienza island with a multibeam echosounder installed on a RHIB.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Ruins of a historical shipwreck, lying on the seabed of the Methoni bay. A cannon in the foreground.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Ruins of a historical shipwreck, lying on the seabed of the Methoni bay.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Steering wheel of a historical shipwreck, lying on the seabed of the Methoni bay.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Ruins of a historical shipwreck and a cannon, lying on the seabed of the Methoni bay.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Ruins of a prehistoric submerged settlement off Methoni.
Photo: A. Michael. Source: Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
Photo: A. Michael. Source: Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
Sarcophagi shipwreck off Sapienza island, about a nautical mile south of Methoni.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
The columns' shipwreck off Sapienza island, about a nautical mile south of Methoni.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Precise coastlining for the definition of the erosion pattern of the Methoni shoreline.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Surveying the Methoni ancient harbour.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Photo: K. Tranaka
Surveying the Methoni ancient harbour.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Surveying the submerged ancient pier of the Methoni ancient harbour.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
3D bathymetric model of the Methoni ancient harbour. Depth soundings are colour-coded.
Data: The evolved GE.N.ESIS project. Background map: Google, TerraMetrics
Sea water multi parameter sensor installation in Methoni.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Setting up a tide gauge in Methoni.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Tidal data retrieval in Methoni.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Tide gauge maintenance.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Preparing the sub-bottom profiler for shallow seismic survey.
Photo: K. Tranaka
The project team on the survey boat.
Photo: K. Tranaka
The project team afloat, conducting simultaneously sidescan, seismic and magnetometer survey.
Photo: K. Tranaka
The project team afloat, conducting simultaneously sidescan, seismic and magnetometer survey.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Setting up the survey system for simultaneous sidescan, seismic and magnetometer survey.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Surveying the Methoni bay with a marine magnetometer.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Integrated marine geophysical survey off Methoni.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Very shallow seismic survey off Methoni.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Setting up the bathymetric sonar on the survey boat.
Photo: K. Tranaka
Preparing multibeam echosounder survey, on a rainy day.
Photo: A.Michael
Positioning data Quality Control.
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
Photo: K. Tranaka
Photo: Panagiotis Gkionis
