OLYMPIC CHAMPION JET

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Two of four engines failed

On the afternoon of July 26, the Port Authorities of Kythnos, Keas, Lavrio, Saronikos and Piraeus were informed about a damage to two of the four main engines of the 'Olympic Champion Jet', while the ferry was sailing 7.8 nautical miles northwest of Syros on a scheduled route from Syros to Piraeus with 181 passengers, 29 vehicles and 35 crew members on board. The ship sailed with its own power to the port of Piraeus, where it safely disembarkied the passengers and vehicles. The Port Authority of Piraeus banned the ship from sailing until the repair of the damage and the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the monitoring classification society.

Engine failure in Heraklion

The Port Authority of Heraklion was informed in the afternoon of July 29, 2023, by the Master of the 'Santorini Palace', that during the berthing manoever at the port of Heraklion, a damage had occurred to the starboad side engine. The ship safely docked at the port of Heraklion, where the 465 passengers were disembarked. The Central Port Authority of Heraklion banned the ship from sailing. After the damage was repaired and a certificate of seaworthiness was presented by the classification society that monitors it, the ship was allowed to sail.

Crew member injured in work accident

The Port Authority of Salamis was informed in the morning of May 3, 2023, that a crew member of the 'Santorini Palace', which was in a shipyard in the province of Salamina for maintenance work, was injured in the left upper limb. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the 3rd Port Department of Salamina of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus.