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Hydrofoil suffered engine failure
In the afternoon of Oct 23, 2023, the Port Authority of Hydra was informed by the Master of the "Flying Cat 6" that during its scheduled route from the ports of Piraeus and Poros, the starboard side main engine failed. The vessel sailed safely to the port of Hydra with 12 crew members and 37 passengers on board, who disembarked safely and were then forwarded to their destination by the care of the company. The Hydra Port Authority initially prohibited the sailing of the ferry, while upon presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness from the monitoring classification society, it was allowed to sail on a single voyage without passengers, to the port of Piraeus.
Hydro thruster had vibrations
The Port Authority of Argosaronicos was informed in the morning of Aug 31, 2023, by the Master of the "Flying Cat 6", that during the scheduled route from the ports of Portohelio-Spetson-Hermione-Hydra-Poros and Piraeus, a vibration was detected in the port side hydro thruster. The ship sailed into the port of Piraeus and safely disembarked the 180 passengers. The Central Port Authority of Piraeus banned the ship from the sailing until the presentation of a certificate of maintenance of class by the classification society monitoring the ship.
Object jammed propulsion
The Port Authority of Piraeus was informed in the morning of Oct 21, 2022, by the Master of the 'Flying Cat 6' about an object jamming the starboard side water thruster, during the execution of its scheduled route to Poros, Hydra, Spetses and Porto Heli. The ship returned to the port of Piraeus safely, where it disembarked its 61 passengers. From the Argosaroniko Port Station of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus, the sailing of the ferry was prohibited, until the damage was ascertained and repaired, as well as the presentation of a certificate of maintenance of class by the classifier monitoring the ship, while its passengers were forwarded to their destination them with another ship, provided by the ship-owning company.
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