Kristu tal-Baħħara (English:Christ of the Sailors) is an underwater statue ofJesus Christ two kilometers off the coast of Malta. It was made by Maltese sculptor Alfred Camilleri Cauchi from concrete covered fiberglass. Cauchi was commissioned to perform this work by a committee of divers led by Raniero Borg to honour the visit ofPope John Paul II to Malta in 1990. The statue is modeled on the bronzeChrist of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso, Italy and is one of many copies in locations around the world.
The statue was originally sunk nearSt. Paul’s Islands in 1990. After 10 years the statue was moved from St. Paul's Bay toQawra point because of deteriorating visibility in the water and a downturn in divers visiting the site. The statue lies below 35 metres of water and is close to the wreck of the MVImperial Eagle, one of the ferryboats connecting Malta and Gozo, also a diving attraction.
35°58′N14°26′E / 35.97°N 14.43°E /35.97; 14.43
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