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Ferry returned to port after fight between passengers
On the afternoon of Aug 13, 2024, the Port Authority of Tinos was informed by the Master of the 'Superexpress', which was running a scheduled route from the port of Tinos to the port of Rafina, that it was deemed unsafe to continue sailing and returned to the port of Tinos. After the ship's departure, there was a fight between 14 passengers in the ship's salon. Upon the return of the ferry to the port of Tinos, officers of the Port Authority with the assistance of officers of the Police Department of Tinos proceeded to the arrest of the passengers for violation of article 292 of the Civil Code. (Obstruction of traffic). In further investigations, two guns (replicas) were found in luggage, which were confiscated. At the request of the ship-owning company, two officers of the Port Authority of Tinos boarded the ship to continue its route to the port of Rafina, where it arrived safely. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the Port Authority of Tinos.
Obstruction pulled into suction
The Mykonos Port Authority was informed in the morning of Sep 12, 2023, by the master of the 'Super ExpressÄ that during the departure for the scheduled route to the ports of Paros, Ios and Thira with 719 passengers on board, a malfunction was found, possibly from suction of a floating object into the starboard suction of the ship's propulsion systems. The ship returned independently and safely to the port of Mykonos, where it was initially banned from sailing. After the presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness by the monitoring classification society, the ship sailed to complete its route.
Engine trouble off Rafina
The Rafina Port Authority was informed by the Master of the 'Super Express' on Aug 25, 2022, that en route from the port of Tinos to the port of Rafina, a mechanical failure occurred in the port sidee outer main engine. The ship continued its voyage under its own power using three main engines and reached the port of Rafina, where it disembarked 748 passengers and 134 vehicles safely. The Rafina Port Authority initially prohibited the sailing of the ship, while after the repair of the damage as well as the presentation of a class maintenance certificate and a seaworthiness certificate from the classification society monitoring it, the ship was allowed to sail.
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