Passenger Vessel Runs Aground in Aegean Sea
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Monday, July 27, 2015
A passenger vessel (Flying Cat) with a total of 253 persons on board was safely evacuated on Sunday after running aground off Tinos island in the Aegean Sea, Xinhua reported quoting the Greek Coast Guard.
No injuries or severe damage have been reported while an evacuation operation is underway.
Shipping boats and speedboats have reached the area to help evacuate the ship, while a tug boat was on the way, local officials said.
The Flying Cat 4 with 239 passengers and 14 crew members, which had departed from the port of Rafina heading toward its final destination in Santorini, ran aground just outside the port of Tinos due to fog, according to preliminary information.