Tamaya

This Tamaya wreck was a hidden gem. This treasure has nothing to do with the traditional chest containing jewelry and cash. There was more to this gorgeous and scary disaster. François Villecart found the Tamaya's riches. As a smart businessman, he created an outlandish project: the Mobilis, an underwater submarine that toured the ruins of Saint-Pierre, including the Tamaya.

The Mobilis was a fantastic submersible constructed by Bruker in Germany to take 50 passengers up to 100 meters. The political authorities of Saint-Pierre, who were initially suspicious and distrustful, were eventually charmed by this extraordinary proposal.

Tourists were able to discover the main Tamaya wrecks of the bay of Saint-Pierre during a dive of about an hour, seated in front of the circular portholes: the "Diamond," the "Teresa Lovigo," the "Clementina," the "Roraima," a 300-foot-long steamship, and, most importantly, the "Tamaya" at a depth of 285 feet. The wrecks' remains, which were burned by the explosion, took nearly a century to transform into a lovely underwater paradise.