The fire occurred in a car parking compartment of Eleftherios Venizelos while the ship was sailing between the islands of Hydra and Ag. Georgiou, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
On August 28, the ferry, carrying 875 passengers, 140 crew members and more than 200 vehicles, left the Port of Piraeus, heading for the Port of Chania.
Once the incident was reported, a number of coast guard, navy and commercial vessels was mobilized to assist the 38,261-ton Eleftherios Venizelos.
Escorted by the country’s coast guard, the 1992-built vessel returned to the Port of Piraeus.
Upon the arrival of the ship, all passengers were safely disembarked and several firefighting units started extinguishing the fire.
No injuries and no polution have been reported.
An investigation into the incident has been launched, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
8月29日清晨，一艘載有1000多人的滾裝客船在前往希臘Chania的途中著火。
火災發生在Eleftherios Venizelos的一個停車位，而這艘船正在Hydra和Ag島之間航行。希臘消防局的Georgiou說。
8月28日，載有875名乘客，140名機組人員和200多輛汽車的渡輪離開Piraeus港前往Chania港。
據報導，事件發生後，一些海岸警衛隊，海軍艦艇和商船被動員起來協助38,261噸的Eleftherios Venizelos。
1992年建造的船隻由該國的海岸警衛護送，返回Piraeus港。
船到達後，所有乘客都安全下船，幾個消防單位開始撲滅火災。
沒有報告傷害和沒有污染。
根據希臘海岸警衛隊的說法，已對此事件展開調查。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff; Image Courtesy: World Maritime News Staff
