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Woman Rescued: Beware Strong Winds and a Dinghy with No Motor

By Sandy Parks · On November 8, 2019

(keeptalkinggreece) – A very fortunate 45-year woman was rescued after her husband notified authorities when she hadn’t returned from a shopping trip ashore on the island of Folegandros in the Cyclades Island group in the Central Aegean Sea. The woman, cruising the area in a catamaran had phoned her husband to let him know she had finished shopping and was on the way back to their boat, but she never arrived. The authorities found her 55 miles off the coast of Crete, the dinghy had drifted in strong winds as she lost one oar and was unable to row the inflatable. Read More

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