Two Brothers' Shipwreck

The wreck lies in the channel between the two Adelfoi islets, tucked against the northern headland of the larger southern island, so the bulk of that island shields the site from the west, southwest and south. The open window is to the east and southeast, where the strait mouth faces the open Aegean — the E-ESE-SE sector is the most exposed and carries any easterly or southeasterly wind-sea. The dominant summer hazard is the Meltemi from the north to northwest: although the northern islet and the strait geometry give partial shelter, N-NE wind funnels down the channel and can build surface chop and current at the exposed mouth, which is the usual reason a trip out to the Adelfoi is postponed. There is no true ocean groundswell in this enclosed Aegean setting — waves here are locally wind-generated over fetch.