TARIQ IBN ZIYAD

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Small fire during maintenance

On the afternoon of July 15, 2024, the 2nd Port Department of the Central Port Authority of Elevsis was informed about a small fire inside the 'Tariq Ibn Ziyad', which was under maintenance in a floating dock of the shipyards of Elevsis. The fire department of the shipyards extinguished the fire with the assistance of the Elvesis Fire Service. No injuries were reported from the incident, and no marine pollution was observed. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the 2nd Port Department of the Central Port Authority of Elevsis.

Coronavirus: passengers of ferry put in isolation in Algiers

742 passengers, who arrived on March 19, 2020, at the port of Algiers on board the 'Tariq Ibn Ziad', coming from Marseille, were immediately placed in administrative segregation at the Mazafran hotel, and should stay there for 14 days. The passengers were transferred to the hotel on the west coast of Algiers on an ETUSA bus. As for the vehicles on board the ship, they will be disinfected and can be recovered by their owners after the end of the period of their isolation.

Repairs completed

The "Tariq Ibn Ziyad" left Menzl Bourquiba after repairs on Apr 13 at 6.45 p.m. and headed to Bizerte, where she arrived at 8.40 p.m. the same evening. At 9.30 p.m. she left port, bound to Algiers.