DRIADE

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Failure of hydraulic system caused damage

On Aug 3, 2024, the 'Driade' suffered failure in the hydraulic system for opening the stern hatch. kit was decided to disembark the passengers from a side opening after the ferry was positioned parallel to the dock. The incident occurred while the crew were trying to unlock the hatch. When it opened, one of the chains that secured it, together with pistons and a hinge to the hull, broke. A catamaran was hit, but the crew of two remained unharmed. The Ischia Port Authority launched an investigation and coordinated the interventions to secure the area, with inspectors also on site. Thanks to the intervention of divers and a crane, the hatch has been put back in place, allowing cars and trucks to disembark. The ship will be repaired in Naples..

Slight allision in Ischia

On Jan 6, 2020, at 7.25 a.m. the 'Driade' went adrift in the port of Ischia at the mercy of the strong winds in the Gulf of Naples after dropping the moorings to make the schedlued sailing to Procida and Pozzuoli. However, it was unable to take off while remaining dangerously adrift moving towards the Redentore Pier, without, however, there was only a slight impacting on the quay and no to other ships thanks to the skills of the captain. There were 20 passengers and six cars on board. After about an hour and thanks to the intervention of the Harbor Master's Office and the mooring crews, the ship could be secured with large cables and anchored at the docks. The passengers were disembarked and many changed to other companies ot reach the mainland. After checks of the instruments on board were carried out by the Coast Guard and did not reveal any failure, the ship finally left for Pozzuoli at 11.30 a.m. The emergency manoevers forced other ships and hydrofoils to wait off the port entrance until 8.20 a.m. when the 'Driade' was secured. Then traffic was resumed regularly. Italian reports with photos and video: https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/01/06/foto/ischia_traghetto_spinto_dal_vento_verso_la_banchina_paura_a_bordo-245094882/1/#1 http://www.teleischia.com/202503/ischia-nave-driade-alla-deriva-nel-porto-video-live/

Fire off Ischia

On Dec 5, 2017, around 5 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the "Driade" between Ischia and Procida, leaving the ship disabled and adrift with smoke emerging in dense columns. The ferry had left the port of Calata di Massa di Napoli at 3.45 p.m., bound for Casamicciola. The 12 passengers were taken off by the Coast Guard. The passengers, equipped with all the security devices, lowered first with a rope, were transported to the port of Ischia aboard the "CP 807" and two of them treated by the medical department of the Hospital Anna Rizzoli Lacco Ameno after the arrival in Naples at 5.30 p.m. The ferry left the port again on June 4, 2018, at 3.40 p.m. She resumed the ferry service to Capri with its first arrival at the Marina Grance at 78.45 p.m. the same day. The fire was brought under control by the crew. The ship was guarded by the Coast Guard until the tug "MN Agata" of Medmar arrived. At 7.40 p.m. the ferry got the permittion to enter the port of Naples, arriving there around midnight. Italian reports with photos and video: http://www.ildispariquotidiano.it/it/incendio-in-sala-macchine-per-il-driade-soccorsi-in-azione/ http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/incendio-traghetto-caremar-ischia-procida.html