Anna II
Anna II shipwreck The construction of the merchant cargo ship ANNA II began on May 4, 1966 with number 587 at the ShipyardsFa Hijlkema & Zonen BODEWES SCHEEPWERK N. V. by Martenshoek in the Netherlands.It was launched on July 7, 1966 under the name KNUD SIF on behalf of I / S Knud Sif Copenhagen. In 1987passed into the ownership of G. Johannesen, Uldum and was renamed ROSA, then to POLA (1992) and finally to ANNA II underowned by the shipping company POSEIDON III… read more (947Kb .pdf file)
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Arado Seaplane WW2
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)
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Marianna Shipwreck
On 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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