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Dimitrios

The rusted cargo ship Dimitrios stands upright in the shallow surf of Valtaki beach near Gytheio, Greece, its bow and mast tilted toward a cloudy sky.
Artwork FileValtaki, near Gytheio, Greece

Dimitrios

ReportedFeb 2026

1950; grounded 1981 · Valtaki, near Gytheio, Greece

Photo: Leonidas Kourentis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dimitrios is a cargo ship stranded at Valtaki Beach near Gytheio. Evrotas municipality records a sequence of illness, mechanical and financial problems, and drifting from anchorage before the vessel grounded here in December 1981. Source Source Source Checked

Latest dated evidence checked: Reported Feb 2026. This is not a present-day condition survey. Source Reported

💡 4 things to know

  1. Formerly KlintholmThe municipality identifies the ship's earlier name and gives its construction year as 1950. Source Reported
  2. An unplanned port callIts captain needed hospital treatment when the ship arrived at Gytheio on 4 December 1980. Source Reported
  3. A documented groundingThe municipal history dates the final drift onto Valtaki Beach to 23 December 1981. Source Reported
  4. Local memoriesNotospress’s February 2026 report recounts residents’ testimony broadcast by ERT and describes the wreck still at Valtaki. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Valtaki Beach, Laconian Gulf · Valtaki, near Gytheio, Greece Source Checked

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Map search; no clearly framed Street View image was verified.

🗓️ Sightings

  1. 1950

    Vessel constructed.

  2. 19804 Dec

    Emergency arrival at Gytheio.

  3. 1981Nov

    Drifted from anchorage in severe weather.

  4. 198123 Dec

    Grounded at Valtaki.

  5. 201827 Jun

    Leonidas Kourentis photographs the wreck.

  6. 20247 May

    ERT reports from the wreck and surrounding beach.

  7. 202619 Feb

    Notospress reports local recollections and the wreck's continuing presence.

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports. Publication dates are not camera dates.

✅ The facts

Earlier name
Klintholm Source Checked
Built
1950 Source Checked
Length
67 metres Source Checked
Grounding
23 December 1981 Source Checked
Location
Valtaki Beach near Gytheio Source Checked

In the press

ERT News · 2024-05-07 · Γύθειο: Το εντυπωσιακό ναυάγιο «Δημήτριος» στο Βαλτάκι – Αίτημα για να επιτραπεί η δόμηση στην περιοχή
“Πλέον αποτελεί ατραξιόν για τους επισκέπτες”
It has now become an attraction for visitors. Source

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Photo: Leonidas Kourentis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last checked: 25 October 2026 · How we verify art