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MV Panagiotis was officially named what from 1964 to 1974?
MV Panagiotis The Panagiotis ( ) is a shipwreck lying in the white sands of an exposed cove on the coast of Zakynthos , which is among the southernmost of the Ionian Islands of Greece . Navagio ( Shipwreck ) , the spot where she lies , is a tourist attraction on the north-western side of the island , with thousands of visitors each year . She was built in Scotland in 1937 as Saint Bedan and wrecked in 1980 . History . The coaster Panagiotis was built in 1937 at Bowling on the River Clyde in Yard 341 by Scott & Sons , and fitted with a 532 bhp diesel engine made by British Auxiliaries Ltd . When built , she measured 157 feet in length and 26 feet in width . She had a draft of 14 feet , and a gross register tonnage of 452 . The Panagiotis changed hands and names since her construction . - 1937 - Originally named the MV Saint Bedan , she was launched on Thursday , 14 January 1937 for J . & A . Gardner and Co . Ltd . of Glasgow . - 1964 - Sold to Greek owners , M . Gigilinis and S . Kakassinas of Thessaloniki and renamed Meropi . - 1966 - Sold to N . S . Kalfas and renamed Charis . - 1975 - Sold to P . Lisikatos & Company of Piraeus and renamed Panagiotis . - 1980 - Beached on the island of Zakynthos , 2 October 1980 , and abandoned . Wreck . Numerous stories exist as to how the vessel became stranded in the cove . A popular story regarding the wreck of the Panagiotis maintains that she spent the latter part of her life as a smuggling ship . In 1980 , during a time of record population lows on the island of Zakynthos , Panagiotis was allegedly making its way from Turkey with a freight of contraband cigarettes for the Italian Mafia , as some versions of the story assert . The crew was suspected by authorities , and so the Panagiotis was pursued by the Greek Navy . Encountering stormy weather , the ship ran aground in a shallow cove on the west coast of Zakynthos , to the north of Porto Vromi , where the crew abandoned her to evade the pursuing Navy . This story was backed up when court documents and photos relating to the incident were recently released . Another story maintains that the ship was carrying legitimate cargo from Argostoli to Durrës in Albania , when the crew were forced to beach her in the cove during a storm on 2 October 1980 . When part of the cargo and valuable equipment on the ship was looted , the captain , Charalambos Kompothekras-Kotsoros , alerted the authorities , and 29 locals were convicted of plundering the wreck . Kompothekras-Kotsoros was never charged with any offence The wreck remains at the site , which is now called Navagio , Greek for shipwreck .