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Passenger ramp damaged in Alexandroupoli
In the morning hours of May 2, 2024, the Port Authority of Alexandroupoli was informed that during the mooring process of the 'Adamantios Koreis', en route from the port of Samothraki, the passenger ramp pulled the mooring cable which caused the ramp to deform and the lower plate to detach o a length of about 30 centimeters. The passengers disembarked safely, with no injuries reported. The Central Port Authority of Alexandroupoli banned the ferry from sailing until the damage was repaired. Upon presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the monitoring classification society, it was allowed to sail to the port of Samothraki.
Ferry served as floating hospital due to fires in Greece
The "Adamantios Korais" has been temporarily turned into a floating hospital on Aug 22, 2023. Due to the recent fires in northern Greece, a complete hospital had to be evacuated at night and was set up on the ferry without further ado. In the meantime, the ferry has brought all the patients to the port of Kavala, where after their disembarkation the route to Samothraki was resumed at 10 p.m.
Engine trouble in Alexandroupolis
The 'Adamantios Korais' suffered a malfunction of the starboard side main engine, while preparing the departure from Alexandroupolis on its scheduled route to the ports of Samothraki and Mirina on July 5, 2023. The Central Port Authority of Alexandroupolis initially prohibited the departure of the vessel. Following repairs and an inspection, and issue of a class maintenance certificate by the classification society that monitors it, the vessel was permitted to sail on its planned itinerary in the afternoon of the same day.
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