
Island Crete: The smuggler
Completed the inspections for the identification of the wreck located at the mouth of the Mutu stream in the industrial area of Giammoro (ME).
This is the Island Crete, a Panamanian merchant ship carrying a huge load of contraband cigarettes. On May 27, 1973, the ship was in serious trouble off Stromboli due to a violent storm, but refused any rescue. The crew abandoned the ship only after a violent fire broke out aboard.