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Myrmix and Lefteris – the VERA shipwreck

In 480 BC, a fleet assembled by Persian King Xerxes headed south on a revengeful second attempt at conquest of the Greek mainland. However, in the strait between Skiathos and Pelion, at least three invading ships were dashed on a mostly submerged reef known then as Myrmix. Xerxes ordered the construction of a beacon

MS ATHANASIOS

The shipwreck of the ATHANASIOS was caused by bad weather in the Sporades in 1968. It was built in Denmark in 1921 and christened the FRODE. It was sold two years later and named the JOHANNE MARGRETHA. In 1929, it was sold and renamed the LIDSØ. In 1933, it was resold and renamed the ASNÆS. In 1939, the ship was renamed once again as the JAPOS but sunk during WWII in Copenhagen. It was recovered after the liberation of Denmark and renamed the HASHLOSHA in 1950. In 1956, it became the EYAL. It was sold in 1959 and ended up in the Greek Seas under its final name, the ATHANASIOS….

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...