Mirabello Bay
Mirabello Bay (also Bay/Gulf of Mirabello/Mirabella) is an embayment of the
tourist town Agios Nikolaos overlooks the bay
. This locale was important in prehistoric settlement of the island of Crete.
History
The coast of the Bay of Mirabello was noted for its role in
Dorian Invasion, settlement occurred of other hilltop cities overlooking the Bay of Mirabello; an example of this phase of settlement was the city of Lato.[3]
On 22 August 1936, a Short S.17 Kent of Imperial Airways, Scipio (G-ABFA), sank after a heavy landing in the bay with a strong downdraft. The plane had just arrived on a flight from Alexandria. 11 people (4 crew and 7 passengers) were on board; two of the passengers, Richard Wilson-Dickson of the 5th Battalion Royal Tank Corps and Thomas Forbes of the Late 16th Lancers and Indian Police, drowned in the wreckage; the rescue ship was delayed due to a communication problem.[4]
Line notes
- ^ P.P.Betancourt, 2007
- ^ R. Drews, 1993
- ^ C. M. Hogan, 2008
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Short S.17 Kent G-ABFA Mirabella Bay, Crete". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
References
- Philip P. Betancourt (2007) The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory, ASCSA, 462 pages ISBN 0-87661-536-1
- ISBN 0-691-02591-6
- C.Michael Hogan, Lato Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian, January 10, 2008 [1]
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