";s:4:"text";s:3983:" from $68.98* Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach Excursion. Zakynthos island: One day tour to Navagio Shipwreck Beach Blue Caves & top view . 8,705 Views Thousands of tourists will be able to admire the famous Zakynthos Shipwreck from afar after Port Authorities forbade both anchoring of boats and swimming in the area following the cliff collapse on Thursday. What’s next? A man tries to reach her but nature strikes with full power.The nightmare takes place in front of hundreds of shocked tourists.
Many are shooting videos with their mobile phones.
I wonder if they will put safety restrictions on the beach following this, that had restricted around the wreckage as it was in reality pretty dangerous with sharp rusty metal in the sand.It doesnt bear thinking about if the rock fall had happened in the area of the viewing platform.Usually a lot of people standing on the platform.Latest information here, just continue scrolling down. For the time being no boats are allowed to sail in the area. earlier there were reports that the authorities were afraid of people trapped under the rocks and sending help to search for them...but proto thema,the news site that is usually more up to date with news happening in real time, posted later that there was a head count in the boats and all are well ,apart from the 7 injured,which are light injuries thankfully..if i see anything else i will post here asapit mentions that according to the greek coast guard,there was a head count at 13.00 in the tourist boats that carried the people to the beach and no one was reported missing..the 7 injured are thankfully lightly injured.From the reports it seems injuries were minimal considering the large amount of rock fall.
At least seven people received minor injuries. One of the highlights of Zakynthos (also referred to as Zante) is the famous Navagio Beach or “Shipwreck Beach”. Even though slightly hurt, her husband and two children were hospitalized too for preventive reasons.They were in a boat that overturned when the landslide came down.Another four people were taken to the hospital as well but released after receiving first aid mostly for bruises.After the shock, boat owners counted the passengers they had come with. 96 Reviews . It is stunning, like something from a dream or a postcard. Nobody was missing.However, rescue teams with dogs and divers kept searching for several hours at the accident site, just for the case some tourists who had come with private boats were under the rocks or in the sea.The cliff collapsed at 11:15 on Thursday morning at the famous beach Zakynthos Shipwreck in The power of nature caused turbulence in the sea and overturned three boats.Cliff collapses are normal in the area, Greek experts said stressing that the beach of Zakynthos shipwreck was formed because of landslides and cliffs collapses.
Hundreds of tourists are watching the cliff collapsing, the landslide coming down from a height of 60 meters.They run away in fear, somebody shouts “Oh, My God!”As time goes bye more and more videos from the dramatic moments on Thursday morning are uploaded on social media by people who were at the beach of Zakynthos shipwreck.The landslide from above after all tourists were moved away.It was a miracle nobody was seriously hurt, Greek media comment.One 34-year-old Czech national remains in hospital with a wrist fracture. Works are already underway to clear the rockfall:- David, I thought the viewing platform was closed some time ago due to safety concerns?This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of Members who are knowledgeable about this destination and volunteer their time to answer travelers' questions.