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Efforts to extinguish the fire continue, as ferry leans to one side

August 29, 2018 Uncategorized, Very Mix Comments Off on Efforts to extinguish the fire continue, as ferry leans to one side

Efforts to extinguish the fire in the passenger ferry Eleftherios Venizelos are in full power at the port of Piraeus still at 3 o’ clock Wednesday afternoon. With water and foam firefighters try to get the fire under control. However, conditions are difficult due as the garage in fully loaded …

Fire on Crete ferry with 1015 on board enforces emergency evacuation (videos)

August 29, 2018 Very Mix Comments Off on Fire on Crete ferry with 1015 on board enforces emergency evacuation (videos)

Dramatic hours for 875 passengers and 140 crew members of passenger ferry “Eleftherios Venizelos” when a fire broke out in a car parking compartment while the vessel was sailing in the open sea. Nobody was injured and the ferry returned to Piraeus when passengers could be evacuated in safety in …

UPD Catamaran ferry FLYING CAT4 rams into the port of Rafina (video)

July 30, 2018 Tourism Comments Off on UPD Catamaran ferry FLYING CAT4 rams into the port of Rafina (video)

Catamaran passengers ferry FLYING CAT 4 crashed into the port of Rafina in East Attica on Monday morning. On board were 209 passengers and 15 crew members. The ferry crashed as it was trying to dock at the port, initial media reports said. According to state ERT TV on early …

Man commits suicide jumping from passenger ferry into the cold, dark sea near Syros

January 31, 2018 Very Mix Comments Off on Man commits suicide jumping from passenger ferry into the cold, dark sea near Syros

A middle-aged passenger fell overboard of Blue Star Naxos into the cold dark water while the ferryboat was approaching the island of Syros in the Cyclades, in Central Aegean Sea, on Tuesday night. His body was recovered two hours later. Eyewitnesses speak of suicide. Authorities investigate. The man whose age …

Belgian woman arrested on ferry to Greece over membership in terror group

August 19, 2017 World Comments Off on Belgian woman arrested on ferry to Greece over membership in terror group

A 22-year-old woman with Belgian citizenship was arrested on suspicion of membership in a terror group. The woman was arrested late Friday night while on a passenger ferry sailing from Italy to Greece, en route Bari-Corfu-Igoumenitsa. The arrest followed a Europol warrant on charges of extremism. The Greek Coast Guard …

Refugee crisis escalates: violent clashes on Lesvos, eggs & boos against EU-officials on Kos

September 4, 2015 Refugees, Very Mix 2

On the island of Lesvos, hundreds of migrants attempted to get on board of a ferry without the necessary papers, clashes erupted between security units and the angry people. In Kos, a mob of angry residents hurled tomatoes and eggs, swore and booed the EU Migration Commissioner Avramopoulso and EC …

Norman Atlantic: victims may have been attacked by sharks

January 13, 2015 Very Mix Comments Off on Norman Atlantic: victims may have been attacked by sharks

Investigators into the deadly Norman Atlantic ferry fire told the medical examiner Monday that some of the victims may have been attacked by sharks. According to Italian news agency ANSA, investigators said wounds on one of the bodies resembled shark bites, and said that a marine biologist will be present …

UPDs Norman Atlantic: Death toll rises to 13; fears of 38 missing people

December 28, 2014 Very Mix 5

Scroll Down for the latest Updates and News! An international rescue operation under bad weather conditions is taking place in order to evacuate 422 passengers and 55 crew from ferry Norman Atlantic that is ablaze. According to Greek state NERIT TV, 42 passengers have been rescued and were transported to …

Greek captain tries to dock ferry amid rough sea & strong wind (video)

January 28, 2014 Very Mix 1

I couldn’t help but shout “oooooh op! ooooh op!” when I saw the video of a ferry trying to upload passengers and vehicles at the port of a Cyclades island on Saturday night, amid rough sea and very strong wind. The ferry was “Admantios Korais”, the captain, the crew and …

Greek adventure Kimolos: Stunning Ferry Docking by 9 Beaufort (video)

March 30, 2013 Very Mix 8

The 25th of March 2013 was an incredible adventure for passengers, dock workers, lorry driver and the captain of Adamantios Korais ferry who tried to dock at the port -?- of Kimolos by 9 Beaufort. Only the handy coordination and the skilled efforts by captain and dock workers managed the …

Ferry on Fire Docks at Patras Port

November 20, 2012 Very Mix 6

Fire broke out on ferry boat “Crete II” while it was sailing 4-5 nautical miles away from the port of Patras, Peloponnese. The fire broke out in the garage deck short before midnight and burned down some 30 trucks. While the automatic fire extinguishing system of the ship managed to prohibit the …

Crete: Tragedy with Evacuees from Libya – 3 dead, 16 missing

March 6, 2011 Society Comments Off on Crete: Tragedy with Evacuees from Libya – 3 dead, 16 missing

A human tragedy occurred at down at the port of Souda when evacuees from Libya jumped from the ferry “Ionian King” into the sea. According to Greek media, that at least 3 evacuees lost their lives, while 16 are reportedly still missing.There is a search and rescue operation on the way …

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