A small ferryboat plying a route connecting several small Cyclades isles amid gale force winds and swirling waves in the Aegean Sea made for spectacular imaginary this week.
The vessel in question, the Skopelitis, connects the small isles of Donousa, Koufonisi, Schinousa and Irakleia (the Small Cyclades) with the large island of Naxos – the biggest in the Cyclades chain – and even more far-off Ios and Santorini. For residents of the smaller isles the Skopelitis is a “lifeline” in the off-season and especially during the winter, when rough seas often keep other ships in ports.
The vessel was laid down in 1986 and is 45 meters long and eight meters wide. It can host a maximum of 340 passengers and 11 cars in its bay.
The video was originally posted on the site cyclades24.gr
