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Ferry slammed onto breakwater

The "Lapseki" suffered a generator failure and rudder failure in the follow-up on June 23, 2017, at 5.40 p.m. while leaving Çanakkale port, bound for Eceabat port with about 20 vehicles and passengers on board. The ferry drifted onto the rocks of breakwater at the port's yacht marina and suffered damage. The ship returned to the terminal in Çanakkale. Passengers and vehicles were disembarked, the vehicles transferred onto another ship. . One woman had cardiac issues and was taken to the hospital with an ambulance. The ferry was taken out of service for repairs. Turkish reports with photos: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/son-dakika-tatil-yolunda-feci-kaza-arabali-vapur-kayaliklara-carpti-40499983 http://www.denizhaber.com.tr/makine-arizasi-yapan-arabali-vapur-suruklenerek-dalgakirana-carpti-haber-74898.htm http://www.ashaber.com/haber/5083/canakkale-feribot-iskelesinden-kalkan-arabali-vapur-kayaliklara-carpti-yolcular-buyuk-panik-yasadi.html