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Ferry troubled in Piraeus
On the morning of Aug 31, the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was informed that during the mooring of the 'Dionisios Solomos' the forward port side keel was involved in the forward propeller, while the ships was running a scheduled route from the port of Piraeus to the ports of Kythnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Kimolos-Milos with 128 passengers o board. The Port Authority of Tzelepi initially prohibited the ship from sailing, while upon presentation of a certificate of class maintenance from the monitoring classification societym it was allowed to continue the route. A procedure to impose the prescribed administrative sanctions was initiated by the Central Port Authority of Piraeus.
Six sutdents injured in fall on board
On May 14, 2024, at noon, the Port Authority of Ios was informed by teachers of the High School of Thira who were making a day trip from Thira to Ios, about an incident with six students suffering injuries on board the 'Dionisios Solomos'. The ship was on a scheduled route from Thira. The injuries were caused by a fall on the escalators while the ship docked in the port of Ios. A 14-year-old boy was taken to the Ios Health Center for first aid, from where he was discharged the same day. The students, after the end of their excursion to Ios, boarded another ship bound for Thera. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the Port Authority of Ios.
Anchor loss in Piraeus
The Vessel Traffic Control Center (V.T.S.) of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was informed on Oct 25, 2023, at noon by the Master of the 'Dionysios Solomos' about the loss of the port side anchor during the process of securing it. The vessel ihad set sail from the port of Piraeus for a scheduled route to the ports of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos, Kimolos, Folegandros, Sikinos, Ios and Thiras with 164 passengers on board. The ferry returned safely to the port of Piraeus after the loss, and upon presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness by the monitoring classification society, it was allowed to carry out its scheduled route.
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