Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach
Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites constitute an important part of the overall cultural heritage both nationally and globally as they carry cultural, environmental, scientific, technological, political, economic and social viewpoints. UCH includes not only submerged sites and buildings, but al...
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| author | Maria Geraga Dimitris Christodoulou Dimitrios Eleftherakis George Papatheodorou Elias Fakiris Xenophon Dimas Nikos Georgiou Stavroula Kordella Michalis Prevenios Margarita Iatrou Despina Zoura Sofia Kekebanou Makis Sotiropoulos George Ferentinos |
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| description | Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites constitute an important part of the overall cultural heritage both nationally and globally as they carry cultural, environmental, scientific, technological, political, economic and social viewpoints. UCH includes not only submerged sites and buildings, but also vessels and aircrafts. The Inner Ionian Sea in Greece is a place rich in a significant number of shipwrecks with a timespan ranging from ancient times right through to the 20th century. The results herein present the study of ancient, World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII) and more recent shipwrecks in the inner Ionian Sea. A total of 11 out of 36 known shipwrecks in the area have been systematically studied using marine remote sensing and ground truthing techniques. The marine remote sensing sensors include: side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers and multi-beam echo-sounders. At each wreck site, the condition of the wreck, the debris field and man-made activities were determined based mainly on acoustic data. The history of each wreck is also briefly documented. The conclusion of the current research work is that there is an immediate need for a shipwreck protection framework in the Inner Ionian Sea; wrecks included in this work are a highly important part of UCH and man-made activities (e.g., fishing) threaten their integrity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eec31d06a6354a2483512bee27ca6bbd2023-11-20T18:42:22ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082020-10-01341210123610.3390/heritage3040067Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing ApproachMaria Geraga0Dimitris Christodoulou1Dimitrios Eleftherakis2George Papatheodorou3Elias Fakiris4Xenophon Dimas5Nikos Georgiou6Stavroula Kordella7Michalis Prevenios8Margarita Iatrou9Despina Zoura10Sofia Kekebanou11Makis Sotiropoulos12George Ferentinos13Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceAquatic Scuba Diving Club, 1 Marinou Antipa Str, Ag. Efimia, Kefallinia, 28081 Ionian Islands, GreeceLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Geology Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceUnderwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites constitute an important part of the overall cultural heritage both nationally and globally as they carry cultural, environmental, scientific, technological, political, economic and social viewpoints. UCH includes not only submerged sites and buildings, but also vessels and aircrafts. The Inner Ionian Sea in Greece is a place rich in a significant number of shipwrecks with a timespan ranging from ancient times right through to the 20th century. The results herein present the study of ancient, World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII) and more recent shipwrecks in the inner Ionian Sea. A total of 11 out of 36 known shipwrecks in the area have been systematically studied using marine remote sensing and ground truthing techniques. The marine remote sensing sensors include: side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers and multi-beam echo-sounders. At each wreck site, the condition of the wreck, the debris field and man-made activities were determined based mainly on acoustic data. The history of each wreck is also briefly documented. The conclusion of the current research work is that there is an immediate need for a shipwreck protection framework in the Inner Ionian Sea; wrecks included in this work are a highly important part of UCH and man-made activities (e.g., fishing) threaten their integrity.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/4/67shipwrecksGreeceside scanmulti-beamsub-bottom |
| spellingShingle | Maria Geraga Dimitris Christodoulou Dimitrios Eleftherakis George Papatheodorou Elias Fakiris Xenophon Dimas Nikos Georgiou Stavroula Kordella Michalis Prevenios Margarita Iatrou Despina Zoura Sofia Kekebanou Makis Sotiropoulos George Ferentinos Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach Heritage shipwrecks Greece side scan multi-beam sub-bottom |
| title | Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach |
| title_full | Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach |
| title_fullStr | Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach |
| title_short | Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach |
| title_sort | atlas of shipwrecks in inner ionian sea greece a remote sensing approach |
| topic | shipwrecks Greece side scan multi-beam sub-bottom |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/4/67 |
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