The Egle was a cargo steamship over 70 meters long, built in 1893 and registered at the Maritime Compartment of Genoa. During World War II, it was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and used for transporting supplies. It was sunk by three torpedoes on March 29, 1943, by the Dutch submarine Dolfijn while navigating from Cagliari to La Maddalena, about a mile from Capo Carbonara, escorted by a minesweeper. The wreck, much collapsed, is lying in a navigation stance on a detrital bottom at about 35 meters depth. The surrounding environment and largely also the metal sheets are covered by the dense weave of the clump-forming green alga Caulerpa racemosa, a species that has penetrated the Mediterranean from the Red Sea and is spreading at an impressive speed. The metal sheets are also covered by the typical photophilic algae of the area, with specimens of Codium bursa in their characteristic ball shape. In less illuminated areas, the colors of the sponges stand out, and sparse colonies of yellow gorgonia (Eunicella cavolinii) are found. At the bottom near the stern of the hull, there are some specimens of noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). On the wreck, you can find resident fish such as scorpionfish, but often also passing fish such as amberjacks.