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Local authorities on the Ionian island of Zakynthos want to take over the management and maintenance of the iconic shipwreck on Navagio Beach, which has suffered extensive damage and is at risk of vanishing altogether.

Local reports say the wreck has been badly battered by waves and bad weather, especially during winter, while sand has largely covered the hull.

Olympiacos FC leader Evangelos Marinakis has once again has garnered the most votes of any candidate in the Piraeus City Council election of 26 May.

Marinakis was the top vote-getter in the 2014 Piraeus City Council contest as well.

Greece's Navagio (or Shipwreck) beach, located on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, has topped the 2018 list of the world's best beaches, compiled by online travel publication Flightnetwork.com.

The list was produced by asking top industry professionals, including over 1200 journalists, editors, bloggers and agencies from around the world.

DailyMailOnline has included three Greek beaches amongst the “best of the Mediterranean” collection.

The first is Egremni beach on the southwest coast of the Ionian island of Lefkada, off the western coast of mainland Greece. It’s remote but still draws numerous beach-goers.

Coast guard officers on the Ionian island of Zakynthos on Monday discovered a large shipment of contraband cigarettes in the hold of a 55-meter cargo ship that had run aground on a beach.

Authorities are investigating where the Turkish-flagged Amaranthus had sailed from and the location of its crew, which appeared to have abandoned ship.

After a temporary respite in the number of irregular immigrants seeking to make their way into Europe through Greece’s land and sea border with Turkey, recent data show a dramatic shift in migration patterns.

The former mayor of Thessaloniki, Vasilis Papageorgopoulos, on Tuesday denied charges that he is responsible for the embezzlement of 17.9 million euros from the municipality's coffers on Day 41 of his appeal trial, which will determine whether he will face life in prison - the strictest sentence ever passed down by a first-instance court to a public official accused of financial crimes.