In the strange land that is Croatia, many fairly simple things seem to find themselves the subject of bizarre questions. A man wondering whether or not he is a student is one of them.

A short ferry ride from Dubrovnik's Old Port will take you Lokrum. An island that boggles the mind with its rich and sometimes even scary history. Its name derives from the Latin name for the sour fruit “acrumen'’ as Lokrum has a long tradition of cultivating exotic plants since the arrival of the Benedictine church order on the island. Lokrum houses a monastery and a botanical park from the era of the Austrian archduke Maximilan who once owned a holiday home on this island. Legend has it, the former English King Richard the Lionheart was saved and cast ashore on Lokrum following a shipwreck on his way back home from The Third Crusade and consequently built a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovnik.

Among the numerous legends that have circulated over the years about the island of Lokrum, there is one in particular that is sure to make your blood run cold in your veins: the Benedictine monks were ordered off the island when the French army led by Napoleon occupied the former Republic of Dubrovnik. On the day before their departure, the monks placed a curse on the island while circling the island three times in a mysterious procession. Their solemn expressions hidden under their hoods and their candles lit and turned held upside down, the monks whispered the following words: "Whosoever claims Lokrum for his own personal pleasure shall be damned!" Since, many incidents throughout history have shown the monk's curse has fulfilled its promise with each former would-be owner meeting his usually untimely death in a suspicious manner, due to this, no one wants to claim the island of Lokrum.

Rumour has it that even if you stay there overnight, you will not see the light of dawn.

The last ferry leaves the island at 18:00. So make sure to catch it. Just sayin’.

The inflatable boat carrying nine passengers collided with the Port Authority’s ship in Koločep's bay near Dubrovnik on Tuesday night at 21:20.

The passengers were employees of the Bowa restaurant on Šipan island, among them, the restaurant owner Alen Perišić who operated the ill-fated vessel.

The maritime accident occurred at a time when the official Port Authority's ship was engaged in an emergency medical transport operation to the island of Mljet.

Two people with minor injuries have been rescued from the sea, while two people were tragically found dead. An intense search for the other five missing passengers continues with the help of the medical team, the official police ship and the ferry boat Hanibal Lucić.

The passengers were heading back from Šipan island to the mainland, more precisely to Brsečine village just north of Dubrovnik.

According to the coastguard captain, the inflatable boat was not equipped with navigation lights.

A tragedy at sea near Dubrovnik on April 25, 2017.