0 2 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁distance ▁to ▁Ny u ks en its a ▁is ▁ 4 5   km , ▁to ▁Ig mas ▁is ▁ 1   km . ▁Z im ny ak ▁is ▁the ▁nearest ▁rural ▁local ity . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁V olog da ▁O blast ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Ny u ks ens ky ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ra id ▁on ▁Sou da ▁Bay ▁was ▁an ▁ ▁assault ▁by ▁Italian ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁small ▁craft ▁on ▁Sou da ▁Bay , ▁Cre te , ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁hours ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁tank er ▁Per icles ▁were ▁disabled ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁motor ▁launch es ▁and ▁eventually ▁lost . ▁ ▁Background ▁Sou da ▁is ▁a ▁naturally ▁protected ▁har bour ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁target ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁months ▁before ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁almost ▁continuous ▁Al lied ▁naval ▁activity ▁there . ▁Air ▁reconna issance ▁had ▁sp otted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁naval ▁and ▁auxili ary ▁steam ers ▁at ▁anchor ▁in ▁Sou da ▁Bay , ▁Cre te . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Italian ▁S ella - class ▁destroy ers ▁Cris pi ▁and ▁S ella ▁depart ed ▁from ▁L eros ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁A ege an ▁at ▁night , ▁each ▁one ▁carrying ▁three ▁ ▁motor ▁assault ▁boats ▁of