Chania: The imposing Monument of the Shipwreck of the ship “Heraklion”

In a few days it will be 55 years since a tragic shipwreck. Specifically, it was Wednesday, December 7, 1966 when the ship “Heraklion” operating the route Chania Piraeus sailed from the port of Souda carrying 206 passengers, 70 crew members and 17 trucks.

There was bad weather in the Cretan Sea. After midnight, the weather worsened with the wind reaching at least 10 Beauforts. At 2 in the morning, a large refrigerated truck was unlocked and slammed into the hatch of the ship. At 02.06′ a.m. the ship’s radio operator sent the first anxious SOS. From the water that began to enter the garage the ship started to tilt and sink. At 02:07 raised the alarm throughout the ship. Eight minutes after the first alarm signal, the “Heraklion” radio operator announced for the last time: “SOS! Ferry Heraklion SOS, we are sinking! Position 36.52 north and 24.8 east! SOS we are sinking!

In memory of this tragedy and its victims, in Chania, in Talos Square, stands the imposing Monument of the Shipwreck of the ship “Heraklion”.

The bow of the ship with one hand protruding from the sea reflects the tragedy of the 247 people who went missing in the waters of Falconera. The Monument was constructed in September 1990 by the sculptor Antonia Papatzanaki under the auspices of the Association of Victims of the Shipwreck, the Shipping Company of Crete (ANEK) and the Municipality of Chania.

Προηγούμενο άρθροΠρώτη παγκόσμια συμφωνία για την Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη και το κανονιστικό της πλαίσιο
Επόμενο άρθροΔιαδρομές πολιτιστικού και τουριστικού ενδιαφέροντος, στην Αθήνα, με πρόσβαση για ανθρώπους με κινητική ή οπτική αναπηρία