Hydra

A relevant protocol was signed in Hydra

Three newly built catamaran passenger ships will as of next spring replace the old "flying dolphins" that have served destinations in the Saronic Gulf for more than 40 years, as Hellenic Seaways is renewing its fleet.

The judges of the prestigious Runciman Award for books about Greece have unveiled their long list of 21 titles for the 2021 installment of the event, which is scheduled to be held in London on June 17, as part of the UK's celebration of the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence.

The Greek Navy completed the first phase of a diving exhibition to examine and record the current state of historic shipwrecks in the seas of Skaramanga, Saronic Gulf and Lakki, Leros, the Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) said in a statement Wednesday.

A moderate earthquake struck in the sea area between the islands of Hydra and Serifos on Friday night, according to a preliminary reading of the Athens Institute of Geodynamics.

The epicenter of the 4.1-magnitude tremor was located 42 kilometers southeast of Hydra, at a depth of 13.1 kilometers. 

The annual Armata Festival, which commemorates the 1822 Battle of Nafplia with events including a naval battle re-enactment, concerts and traditional dancing, among others, culminates on the Saronic island of Spetses this weekend.

The situation on Samothraki, with the ferry connection to the island in the northern Aegean cut off for 12 days earlier this month, brought to light the myriad problems afflicting Greek ports.

The Hydra Museum presents an exhibition of 29 paintings by the father of Greek seascapes, Konstantinos Volanakis (1837-1907), curated to underscore the incredible skill behind his use of color and light. The pieces that comprise the tribute to one of Greece's most influential artists are on loan from the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation. Opening hours are daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Straight on the heels of the political uproar over PM Alexis Tsipras' August, 2018, Ionian cruise on the yacht of the Panagopoulos shipping family, the daily Ta Nea revealed that his deputy digital policy minister Lefteris Kretsos took his own luxury cruise in the Saronic Gulf.

A hydrofoil travelling in the Saronic Gulf, south of Athens, was forced to return to Piraeus port on Tuesday afternoon due to a technical failure that did not allow its hull to lift, according to state-run news agency ANA-MPA.
The vessel, carrying 86 passengers onboard, was on its way back to Athens's main port in slow speed.