{"id":16932,"date":"2020-11-01T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=16932"},"modified":"2020-10-19T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:16:28","slug":"shipwrecks-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/cyprus\/paphos\/shipwrecks-cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling by car in the north-west of Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We made another tour by car and drove towards the north-western coast of the island. On the way we visited some smaller destinations, of which I would like to introduce only a few places here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I particularly enjoyed the shipwrecks off Cyprus. I can only recommend this visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From our hotel we could have a look at this shipwreck and I don’t know how many times I said – look, there is a ship leaving\u2026 But the waves breaking there almost always gave the impression of a bow wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Demetrios II was en route to Syria with 8 crew members in heavy seas on 23 March 1998. The ship ran aground shortly before the lighthouse of Paphos. The crew could be rescued. Later investigations revealed that the captain and the first officer had forged certificates of competence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n