Arado 196 WW2 …Sometime between May – October 1982, the Piraeus-registered fishing boat “ROBINSON”, NP1377, commanded by Naxian captain Sarantis Economou (†2003), snagged its drag net on the wreck of a German seaplane at a approximately 36° 49’N, 25° 22’E. This unbelievable “catch” occurred at a depth of 50 fathoms (~91m), north-northeast of Ios island, heading towards to Heraclea. In order to avoid snagging the wreck again, they towed it to the nearest protected bay at Alimia, at island of Heraclea….read more (5,56 .pdf file). One more article written by Lino von Gartzen in German language is also available… read more (1,59 Mb .pdf file)
Read MoreOn 24th July 1981 the cargo ship Marianna with capacity 2.999 freight tons filled with barley, iron sheets, water pipes – irrigation and fertilizers collided with a reef, now known as Amara, filled with water and sank. The 24 people whom comprised the crew evacuated safely. The ship had been launched from the dock Aaneveming’s Bedrij Ijesel of Goringhem in Holland in 1961 … read more (9.65mb .pdf file)
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