Research and photos by George Karelas submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Having done over 200 dives on the minesweeper Nestos, a WW2 wreck in the Gulf of Corinth with an easy access by the shoreand at accessible depth, I eventually got an idea of what the ship would have been like before it sank. There […]
Έρευνα και φωτογραφίες: Γιώργος Καρέλας Δημοσίευση στο www.ww2wrecks.com, κατόπιν αδείας από το Γιώργο Καρέλα Έχοντας κάνει πάνω από 200 καταδύσεις στο ναρκαλιευτικό “Νέστος”, ένα ναυάγιο από την περίοδο του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου στον Κορινθιακό κόλπο, με εύκολη πρόσβαση και προσιτό βάθος, απέκτησα με τον καιρό μια ιδέα πως θα ήταν το πλοίο πριν βυθιστεί Φωτογραφία […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by George Karelas, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. George Karelas, from Patras, Greece, is a leading expert and respected researcher in WW2 Wrecks in Greece. He has identified several shipwrecks and as an experienced scuba diver has documented many of the WW2 Wrecks in Greece. After […]
Research and photo documentation by George Karelas The depths of the Aegean Sea in Greece hide some great tragedies that occurred during World War 2. One such disaster is the torpedoing of the German steamship Petrella, formerly named Capo Pino, a cargo steamship of 4785 grt, 114.9 meters long, with a maximum speed of 12 knots, by […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Helen Tsopouropoulou, used by permission In the bustling port of Piraeus nowadays, thousands of tourists from all over the world are waiting every day to sail for a holiday to the Aegean islands and dozens of ships of all types are berthed at the docks. Credit Image: John H Marsh Maritime, […]