Cova del Francès

Subaquatic cavity with about 400m explored and unexplored galleries, between Cala Pedrosa and Punta de la Sardina, at -16m below sea level.

Torroella de Montgrí • Baix Empordà 400m 24m

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Cova del Francès

Subaquatic cavity with about 400m explored and unexplored galleries, between Cala Pedrosa and Punta de la Sardina, at -16m below sea level.

Torroella de Montgrí · Baix Empordà

Sviluppo: 400 m · Profondità: 24 m

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Subaquatic cavity with about 400m explored and unexplored galleries, between Cala Pedrosa and Punta de la Sardina, at -16m below sea level.

Caratteristiche

Tipo: Grotta
Comune: Torroella de Montgrí
Regione: Baix Empordà
Unità: Montgrí, el
Sviluppo: 400 metri
Profondità: 24 metri
Unità principale: Prepirineu
Litologia: Calcare
Aggiornato su EspeleoÍndex: 8 settembre 2024

Località

Between Cala Pedrosa and Punta de la Sardina, almost in front of the Cova d'en Sala (illa Pedrosa), the cave opens at a depth below sea level of -16m.

Ingressi

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Cova del Francès
Quota: -16 m
42.072713, 3.205807
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 517025 4657870
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Descrizione

Morfologia

After passing the entrance, a gallery of good dimensions opens up; a few metres further on it begins to gain depth and reaches -32m at about 60m from the start. Past this low point (a restriction), the cavity rises again to -21m at around 100m from the start, the point where unexplored branches begin to open to the right and left. The cavity continues to approximately some 400m from the entrance, where -40m of depth below sea level is reached.

Progressione

About 400m of development have been explored and there are numerous unexplored galleries. During the various rescues, different guide lines have been put in place that are currently in very poor condition, and some sketches of the cave have also been made but of very low reliability.

Altri dettagli

It is a cavity with quite a few areas with sediment: if one is not careful, it is quickly stirred up and visibility is totally lost.

Storia

The cavity became known following the fatal accident of a French military diver (hence the cave's name), which occurred on 21-07-1990. The search tasks for the missing person lasted for some weeks, in which numerous French and Swiss cave divers took part (Marc Douchet, Cyrille Brandt) until he was located and extracted from the cavity. Later there have been other fatal accidents: on 31-09-1998 two Polish divers lost their lives; on 23-08-2006 a Belgian diver died, this last rescue lasted 21 days.

In all cases the victims, despite being expert divers, were people without the training and/or equipment necessary for the practice of cave diving.