The government’s decision to deny access to the area, both by sea and by land, led to the resignation of members of the Shipwreck Management Committee.

In fact, the representative of the Zakynthos Chamber, N. Tsipiras, who left the committee, hinted at the possible expediency in an interview with ERT Zakynthos and asks for a second autopsy by another body other than OASP.

The letter of resignation of the members of the Committee is as follows: To the President of the Committee for the exemplary tourist use and protection of the sunken ship Zakynthos. March 16, 2023 | Zakynthos, Madam President. We were surprised to learn from the media that the shipwreck is completely closed. Combined with the failure to implement our proposals for necessary security projects that should have been completed and could have prevented negative developments, we believe that our participation in the committee no longer makes sense and announce our resignation.

Sincerely, Permanent Members Andreas Marinakis Nikolaos Tsipiras Alternate Members Giorgos Motonaios Nikolaos Giacumelos Theodoros Tsoukalas.

Source: ERT