text: Slide 3 of 35: How the ship came to be there is something of a mystery. Some reports say it was caught up with the smuggling of cigarettes and burned to mask the evidence, others that it was simply abandoned. Whatever the true story we do know that the Dimitrios has been lurking on these shores since 1981 and has gradually drifted out to its current location. Today it’s a popular wreck with photographers thanks to the accessible beach.