KAPETAN CHRISTOS

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Ferry suffered ramp failure

On Jan 40 2025, at noon, the Port Authority of Naxos was informed by the Master of the 'Kapetan Christos' about a failure to lift and seal the ramp during the ship's departure for the scheduled route to Mykonos, Syros and Elefsina, with 10 trucks. Following the lifting of the ramp and an emergency inspection by the Local Ship Inspection Unit of the port of Naxos, a single voyage of the ship to the port of Elefsina was permitted.

Wire of ramp broke

On the afternoon of Oct 15,, the Port Authority of Elefsina was informed, that a wire of the stern ramp had broken while the 'Kapetan Christos' was sailing. The ship docked safely at the port, and the Central Port Authority of Elefsina initially prohibited the sailing of the ship. After the presentation of a seaworthiness certificate by the classifier monitoring it, the sailing ban was lifted.

Ferry got anchors jammed

On the morning of Juen 27, 2024, the Port Authority of Mykonos was informed that the 'Kapetan Christos' with 10 crew members, a truck and its driver on board, was unable to approach the port of Mykonos due to a jamming of its anchors during the mooring maneuvers. The ferry left for the anchorage of Syros. Subsequently, with the assistance of the 'Megalochari X', actions to disengage the anchors were taken. The Port Authority of Syros allowed the departure of theferry for a single vessel upon presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness by the monitoring classification society to continue its scheduled route from Syros to Naxos, Mykonos, Andros and Elefsina.