A “Black Diamond” Cargo Ship off Skopelos
MS NENI II
The cargo ship MANGAN was ordered by Ernst Komrowski Reederei GmbH and built at the J. Frerichs & Co. shipyard in Einswarden and completed on January 24, 1924.
Source: Lloyd's Ships Register
It was 50.2 metres in length and 8 meters in beam, with a capacity of 475 GRT.
Source: https://www.delcampe.net
It was powered by a six-cylinder Humboldt-Deutz...
MS KALI TYCHI
The MARY BIRCH was built at the Warrens New Holland Shipyards in 1917 by the Birch family. It was named after George Birch Junior's wife, Mary.
Mary Birch (Source: Margaret Johnson Collection)
In 1899, George Birch Senior realised that transporting the raw materials produced by the family business was cheaper by ship than by train. Shipping...
The Shipwreck at Kalamitsi: Field of Diving, Education and Research
My first visit to Kalamitsi was way back in 1992. At that time, diving was strictly regulated and only allowed at designated sites. Fortunately, Georg, who was actually Austrian, operated a dive center at one of the most beautiful and remote places in Chalkidiki. It was from there that excursions to the unidentified…