Amorgos: sailboat runs aground at Kalotaritissa

A sailboat with two people on board ran aground on rocky shallows in the Kalotaritissa area on Amorgos at around 15:34 on Friday 28 August 2026, according to a report by Cyclades24. The report states that the vessel was found on rocky shallows in the area, but does not clarify the exact conditions under which the grounding occurred or the direction from which the sailboat was approaching. According to Cyclades24, two people were on board the vessel at the time of the incident, which is currently the only confirmed detail about the people who were on the sailboat.

Kalotaritissa is located at the southwestern tip of Amorgos and is a popular anchorage for pleasure boats, near the famous wreck of the “Olympia”, a point that attracts visitors throughout the summer due to its natural beauty. The grounding occurred the same day that the Naxos Port Authority had warned, according to naxostimes.gr, of northerly winds of up to 7 and locally 8 Beaufort in the Cyclades on Friday, conditions that make departure and arrival difficult for small vessels in many parts of the island group. Cyclades24 does not explicitly link the weather to the incident at Kalotaritissa, however the area is exposed to the northern winds that were affecting the Aegean that day, as recorded in TodayGrid’s report on Friday’s meltemi. No source mentions wind as a cause of the grounding.

It is not known whether injuries resulted from the grounding, as Cyclades24’s report does not mention anything related to the condition of the two people on board. Similarly, it is not clarified whether the Coast Guard attempted to tow the vessel or whether it became free from the shallows on its own, nor is the flag or nationality under which the sailboat was sailing reported. It is also not known whether damage to the vessel resulted from contact with the rocks. These details remain unknown until there is further information from the port authorities or a more recent report that clarifies them.

Grounding incidents are not unusual in the Cyclades during the summer, especially during periods of strong winds, as had been recorded with two sailboat groundings in Naxos within one 24-hour period earlier this summer. On Amorgos, the incident at Kalotaritissa is expected to engage the local port authorities, as the area remains a frequent passage point for pleasure boats throughout the summer. Until further information, there are no confirmed details about the fate of the vessel, the condition of the two people on board, any intervention by rescue crews at the location, or the time it will take for the complete release of the vessel from the shallows.