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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-04-05
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[01] Cruise ship passengers taken to safety
[01] Cruise ship passengers taken to safety
The evacuation of the 1,170 passengers of the cruise ship Sea Diamond,
that had struck a reef early on Thursday afternoon while preparing to
enter Kaldera on the Aegean island of Santorini, has been concluded
with complete success.
The shipowner company "Louis Hellenic-Cruises" sent the Greek cruise
ship "Perla" to Santorini to take the 1,170 passengers, that is
expected to arrive late on Thursday night. Until then, the passengers
will be given hospitality at hotels on the island at the company's
expense.
The 1,170 passengers and 390 crew of the cruise ship Sea Diamond, that
develpoped a list while sailing off the fashionable Aegean island of
Santorini on Thursday afternoon, were being taken to the port of
Santorini, according to an earlier press release by the Greek merchant
marine ministry.
The announcement said that the listing of about 12 degrees occurred at
16:00 hours in the sea region half a nautical mile off the town of Fyra
on the island of Santorini as gale force 5 winds were blowing in the
area, while Super Puma and Greek Navy helicopters, the cruise ships
Ocean Majestic and Aegean 2, tugboats and other vessels sailing in the
region rushed to the scene and the people on board have been picked up
and taken to the port of Santorini.
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