The wreck of “M/V Vettor Pisani” (+1942) off Lepeda beach
The wreck of “M/V Vettor Pisani” (+1942) off Lepeda beach in Kefalonia On 24 July 1942, the Italian motor vessel “M/V Vettor Pisani” (built in 1939, tonnage 6,339, length 137.5m) departed from Taranto bound for Tobruk and sailing off Cape Gherogombo, the southwestern point of Kefalonia as part of a convoy, accompanied by torpedo boats […]
The WWII heritage in the Seas of Kefalonia
It is well known and obvious for anyone looking at a map, that Kefalonia had a pivotal location and role on the marine traffic in antiquity, from early Greek to late Roman and Byzantine times. However, this same location of Kefalonia at the exit of Gulf of Corinth and in proximity with Patras created the setting […]
The extraordinary WWII shipwreck of Cape Kapros in Kefalonia!
An unnoticed episode in the story of HMS Perseus British submarine 25 December 1997, Christmas Day. Under dusk, a boat silhouette begins to appear on the screen with the shape, length and volume of the boat that the team was looking for four three weeks in the heart of winter. The search of the seabed […]
The Archeological Heritage in the Seas of Kefalonia
It is well known that Greek seas are full or ancient relics as for millennia daring sailors connected the civilizations around Mediterranean. Greeks established sea commerce among their colonies from the coast of modern day Turkey and eastern Mediterranean and also Italy, Sicily and all the way to the far western end of Mediterranean to […]
Carinthia V : A less known shipwreck with impressive history in the waters of Kefalonia
On January 5, 2016, a fire destroyed two luxury yachts at the Marmaris Marina in Turkey. The news were with no significance to all but those familiar with the world and history of the Superyachts. These knew it was a real disaster: One of the two yachts destroyed was “The One”, that is considered probably […]
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