SPEEDRUNNER JET 2

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Ferry suffered issue with ramp

On June 17, 2025, at midday, the Port Authority of Skopelos was informed by the Captain of the 'Speeddrunner Jet 2' about a failure of the starboard side ramp during the mechanical release process. As a consequence, the departure of the ferry was delayed. Following the manual closure of the ramp, the ship departed for Glossa, Skiathos and Mantoudi at 315 p.m., instead of the scheduled at 1:40 p.m., with 140 passengers, 18 cars, 3 RVs and one camper on board.

Ship diverted due to unsafe conditions

On the morning of Sep 21, the Port Authority of Syros was informed by the Master of ‘Speedrunner Jet 2’, which was performing a scheduled route from the port of Thira to the ports of Paros-Mykonos-Syros-Piraeus, that its approach to the port of Syros was considered unsafe due to the adverse weather conditions and that the ship would continue its voyage to port of Piraeus. The passengers and vehicles that were to disembark at the port of Syros wee forwarded to their destination by another ship, while similarly, 220 passengers who were waiting for boarding, wee forwarded to their destination by the company.

Overheating in flue compartment

On the afternoon of Aug 20, 2024, the Port Authority of Thessaloniki was informed by the master of the 'Speed Runner Jet 2', which was moored in the port, that an alarm was given by the smoke sensor in the flue compartment, as an overheating was detected. An emergency inspection was carried out by the Central Port Authority of Thessaloniki, and the ship was subsequently banned from sailing. Upon presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the ship's surveyor, the ship's approved voyages were allowed to continue.