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Portopalo
Portopalo di Capo Passero ( Sicilian: ''Puortupalu'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily ( Italy). The southernmost commune of the island of Sicily, it is about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss .... As of February 2017, it had a population of 3,916 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. The nearest city is Pachino with a population of nearly 10,000. Portopalo belonged to the municipality of Pachino until 1975 when it became an autonomous municipality itself. Portopalo is widely considered to have some of the best fishing that the Mediterranean area has to offer because of its location, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking Of F174
The sinking of the ship ''F174'' took place on the night of December 25–26, 1996, off the coast of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea. An old, severely overloaded wooden ship transporting illegal immigrants from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan to Italy sank 19 nautical miles, (22 miles; 35 km) from Portopalo di Capo Passero in Sicily (Italy), under questionable circumstances, and came to rest under of water. The number of deaths remains unknown, but at least 283 men, women and children perished. This event was, at the time, the worst maritime disaster in the Mediterranean Sea since World War II. It has since been surpassed by several other migrant shipwrecks. The disaster is known in Italy as the ''Strage di Natale'' (Christmas massacre) or Portopalo massacre. The fishermen of Portopalo became aware of the disaster when they began to recover human remains and other evidence in their nets. However, they and practically all of the other residents of Portopalo failed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |