In the area of Stoupa, which belongs to Messinian Mani and specifically at the Kalogria Bay there was evidence about the existence of an underwater fountain, from which fresh water gushes continually and in great amounts.
For the first main mission of HCMR an eighteen-member team is formed, constituted by scientists, divers, and remote-controlled underwater robot operators, in order to estimate the quality and quantity of fresh water that gushes out. To accomplish it, several divings are taking place and special equipment is used, such as the specialised radon counter (aka “Katerina”) and salinity refractometers.
This first mission has encouraging results and the mission that follows examines how possible is it to exploit this fresh water, which probably comes from Taygetos mountain!
