Hora Sfakion

Canoeists die off Crete

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 08:40

The bodies of two canoeists who went missing on Sunday were found on Monday in a sea area off Hora Sfakion, on the island of Crete.

The coast guard said the bodies of the two men, aged 44 and 50, were found by someone on a private boat in the sea 10 nautical miles north of Gavdos. They were retrieved by a coast guard lifeboat and transported to the port of Hora Sfakion.

Migrants found on Gavdos beach

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 01:17

Twenty-six migrants, all men, who disembarked on the beach of Trypiti on the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, were found by the coast guard on Wednesday.

They were transported by the coast guard boat from the port of Gavdos to the port of Hora Sfakion, and from there to a reception area belonging to the Municipality of Hania.