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Camper caught fire

On the afternoon of Oct 15, the Port Authority of Igoumenitsa was informed about a fire inside a vehicle (camper type), which was located in garage No. 6 of the 'Hellenic Spirit'. During the loading operation, crew members noticed smoke coming out of the vehicle's vents and proceeded to extinguish it using the ship's fire extinguishers. There were no injuries from the incident and no damage was caused to other vehicles or parts of the ship. The vehicle was taken to the pier of the external port of Igoumenitsa. The ship was inspected by officers from the port's Local Ship Inspection Unit, who determined that the ship's seaworthiness was not affected by the incident. A preliminary investigation was being carried out by the Central Port Authority of Igoumenitsa, while the ferry set sail for the execution of its scheduled route to Ancona with 373 passengers and 81 crew members on board.

Crew member injured in fall on board

On the afternoon of june 16, 2024, the Port Authority of Patras was informed by the Master of the 'Hellenic Spirit' about the injury of a 55-year-old crew member inside the ship. While the man was in his cabin, he slipped, causing him to fall and injure his left hand. The injured person was transferred to the General Hospital of Patras for further examinations. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the Central Port Authority of Patras.

Generator breakdown in Gulf of Patras

The Port Authority of Patras was informed by the Master of the 'Hellenic Spirit', about a generator breakdown, while serving the scheduled route from the port of Ancona to Patras with an intermediate stop at the port of Igoumenitsa, with 246 passengers and 160 vehicles on board, in the Gulf of Patras, in the vicinity of pos. 38 14 46 N, 021 22 22 E, on Sep 23, 2023, at 10.20 a.m. UTC. The vessel sailed under its own power to the port of Patras, where it was inspected by officers of the Port's Local Ship Inspection Division. They found that the intake valve in the No. 2 cylinder in the No. 2 electric engine of the vessel was broken. The Central Port Authority of Patras, which conducted a preliminary investigation, prohibited the departure of the vessel. Following repairs and the issue of class maintenance and seaworthiness certificates by the attending classification society, the vessel finally sailed from Patras en route to the ports of Igoumenitsa and Ancona.