No injuries were reported to the crew or passengers of the boat, while the causes are being investigated.
A naval accident occurred at 11:15 on Saturday morning in Sfakia, Chania, with a boat operating from Paleochora-Sougia-Agia Roumeli-Loutro.
According to his information zarpanews.grthe boat while moored in the port of Agia Roumeli collided with the pier “Mashali” – most likely due to the strong winds that blow from the morning in the area and the turbulence that is created but the conditions under which the accident was caused have not been clarified.
From collisioncaused a crack in the right exhaust resulting in water inflow and partial sinking.
Forces from Chania and Paleochora were called for the incident, while two port officials will remain in the area until tomorrow for surveillance.
Actions are expected to be taken to prevent marine pollution, with a floating dam in pier of Agia Roumeli.
From Sfakion port authority the ship was barred from sailing until damage was repaired and presentation of a certificate of damage repair by the attending classification society.
It is noted that no injuries were reported to the crew or passengers of the boat.
The exact causes are being investigated.
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