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Protecting underwater heritage through its digitalization and valorization as a novel touristic offer (WRECKS4ALL)
Launched15.8.2020.
BudgetInterreg IPA Cross-border cooperation Programme Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro 2014-2020
Websitehttps://interreg-hr-ba-me.eu/2014/project/wrecks4all/

The WRECKS4ALL project, titled "Protecting underwater heritage through its digitalization and valorization as a novel touristic offer", was an initiative funded by the European Union under the Interreg IPA Cross-border cooperation Programme Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro 2014-2020. Launched on August 15, 2020, the project focused on promoting and preserving the underwater cultural heritage of the Eastern Adriatic Sea by integrating digital technology into tourism. The lead partner was the University of Montenegro.[1][2][3]

Objectives

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The main objective of the WRECKS4ALL project was to support cross-border management, protection, promotion, and valorization of underwater cultural heritage in the Eastern Adriatic.[4][2][3] Specific aims were improvement of the status of underwater cultural heritage in the region, digital preservation of underwater heritage as an asset of sustainable tourism, development of national capacities for digital documentation.[5][2]

Activities and Outcomes

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The project's activities contributed to development of dive tourism, improved accessibility to underwater cultural heritage, and supported cross-border collaboration in the Eastern Adriatic.[6][7]

The project developed Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented reality (AR) applications, including a mobile application[8] and a virtual map,[9] enabling virtual exploration of Adriatic underwater sites.[10] Three Wrecks4All VR showrooms were established in Split (Croatia),[11] Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina),[12] and Kotor (Montenegro),[13] providing public access to underwater sites through VR technology.[14][15]

Capacity building sessions were conducted for 60 individuals in participating countries on destination management and tourism promotion of underwater cultural heritage. Capacity building in underwater archaeology and photogrammetric surveying was provided to 42 individuals, focusing on digital documentation and 3D modeling.[3]

Partnership and Funding

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The project was led by the University of Montenegro.[2] Other partners included:

The WRECKS4ALL project received funding as a grant under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). The total budget for the project was EUR 1,016,778.32, with EUR 952,617.81 provided as EU funding and EUR 168,109.04 from national public sources.[16]

WRECKS4ALL 2.0

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WRECKS4ALL 2.0 was a capitalization project that built upon the WRECKS4ALL project's experiences and outcomes.[17][18] This project, titled "Capitalization by transferring to new territories the WRECKS4ALL model for the protection of underwater heritage through its digitalization and valorization as a novel touristic offer," aimed to transfer methodologies and outputs to new territories in the Adriatic, specifically Italy and Albania.[17][15][18] The project's total budget is EUR 187,096.68, with EUR 154,970.83 contributed as EU funding (82.83% co-financing rate from IPA/IPA II/IPA III).[19]

Activities

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Activities of WRECKS4ALL 2.0 included the transfer of lessons learned from the WRECKS4ALL project's implementation through the action plan and events for networking and collaboration.[15][18] These included the conference "The Future of the Adriatic Past - Challenges of the Adriatic Underwater Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Tourism Development".[20] A B2B events aimed to foster collaboration between ICT companies, cultural heritage actors, creative industries, and tourism sectors.[21]The project conducted capacity building training sessions on underwater archaeology and photogrammetric surveying for Montenegro and Albania.[22]

Project Partners

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References

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  1. ^ "Montenegro Tourism Development Strategy" (PDF). Montenegro Travel. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Development of sustainable dive tourism". Support4Partnerships. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Kovacevic, Darko. "Bottom-Up Approach towards the sys management of UCH" (PDF). EdiPuglia. Retrieved June 9 , 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ^ "Workshop within Wrecks4all". Hercegovina. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Synergy in underwater archaeology". Vijesti. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  6. ^ "LabMA opening doors to MNE UCH". DiverNet. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Virtual dive to underwater heritage". Dan portal newspapers. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  8. ^ "Wrecks4All Mobile app". Divers24. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  9. ^ https://wrecks4all.com/
  10. ^ "Free Mobile app". DiverNet. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "VR showroom Split". Pomorac. Retrieved June 5,2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ^ "VR showroom Mostar". Bljesak. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  13. ^ "VR showroom Kotor". DiverNet. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "Wrecks4all Showrooms". X-ray magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c "LabMA expands Wrecks4All Project". DiveMagazine. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  16. ^ "Wrecks4all project data". KeepEU, (not official EU site). Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "wrecks4all Unveiling the Southern Adriatics Underwater Heritage". Diver24. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g "The citizens of Kotor will teach their colleagues in Albania and Italy how to digitize shipwrecks and underwater archaeological sites". Vijesti. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  19. ^ "Wrecks4all 2.0 Project data". KeepEU (not official EU website). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  20. ^ "Video: Wrecks4All 2.0 conference wraps up in Kotor". Dive Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  21. ^ "Underwater cultural heritage and high technology". Vijesti. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  22. ^ "Regional synergy in underwater archaeology". Vijesti. Retrieved June 3, 2025.