On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Imia crisis and the sacrifice of Naval officers Christodoulos Karathanasis, Panagiotis Vlachakos, and Hector Yalopsos, a memorial service will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Nicholas Church in Kalymnos, in the presence of Metropolitan Paisios.
A wreath-laying ceremony at the Imia Memorial will follow, attended by local civil, military, and police authorities, as well as school flag guards, scouts, guides, and the Municipal Philharmonic Band.
The commemorative speech will be delivered by teacher Ioanna Theofanidou. The event honors the memory of the officers who fell in the line of duty defending national sovereignty.
