Malta Island, June 3^rd, 2004.

Map of the Gnejna's bay.

The weather forecast does not look too good. It predicts a north west wind of up to force 6. The crew of the Madonna Ta’Pinu are a little worried because this wind blows down both the main coasts of the island. But once we are out of the harbour the wind eases off a little and we make our way to Gnejna without any problems.

Because everyone knows their role it doesn’t take long to place the magnetometer into the water and start the first line of the survey. At the end of this line we notice an anomaly. We call this zone Qarraba (pronounced Arraba) after the headland that dominates the bay.

Because of the variable seabed we tow the fish with caution so as not to damage the equipment and/or the boat.

	La Madonna Ta' Pinu longe les roches de la baie de Gnejna

At around 01:00 pm Timmy Gambin calls to let us know that our Algerian friends have arived safely. They set themselves up at Mellieha in order to join the rest of the team. Later that afternoon they carry out their first dive on the site of Torri L-Abjad. The divers are carrying out a survey of the bottom using spikes to check the sub-bottom depths. This will facilitate the study of the topography in the area. The accumilation of the sand makes the location of the wreck very difficult.

Leaving a little part of the zone unexplored the team decide to return to port before the wind starts blowing again. We return to marsaxlokk without any problems.

In the evening all the team meet up at a restaurant at Mellieha for the first big meal of the team.