“My front wheels were spinning and I told them to reverse as they told me, but my rear wheel was lifted. We were four cars. You don’t put cars and people in these weather conditions and especially if you can’t command the ship” said the driver of the car at the port of Gavrio in Andros, speaking to Alpha.
At the same time he added that “I felt that I was going to fall into the sea, the car could not move. I was stuck, I was hit, because I see what many say because I didn’t put it in reverse. The car had been hit.”
Speaking to Open, the girl’s father said that “he probably didn’t tie the boat properly and it started to move to the side while my daughter’s car was on the catapult, half up, half down.
The catapult started hitting the car from the bottom and when it started to move away because some people untied it, they were there and held the car so that the catapult wouldn’t pull it and fall into the sea and my daughter and her friend drown . The good thing is that my daughter is here with us with her friend and not somewhere else.”
Andros: The ship’s itineraries are suspended
The itineraries of the ship in which drivers and passengers were in danger at the port of Gavrio in Andros on Thursday night (15/08/2024) are suspended.
This was announced by the ship-owning company, while as it became known the captain of the ship in the incident at the port of Gavrio was arrested and his mandatory dismissal followed.
The company’s announcement is as follows: We inform the passenger public that, following a Public Prosecutor’s order for the arrest of the Master of the EG-PG SAONISSOS and his compulsory dismissal, the ship cannot continue the execution of its routes.
Passengers who have tickets are requested to contact the issuing agencies and/or local central agencies to redeem them.”
Regarding the incident, which is at the center of current affairs, the Ministry of Shipping issued a statement at noon on Friday, in which, among other things, it states that the driver of the car that was found “in the air” on the capsized ship in Andros, sued the captain, who was arrested.
Andros: What the master claimed
For his part, the captain, according to the announcement of the ministry where the entire unprecedented incident is described, argued that “due to the adverse weather conditions, he was unable to complete the boarding of passengers and vehicles and considered it unsafe for the ship to stay in the port of Gavrio” .
According to the same announcement, when the Saonisos ship of Saosferries arrived in Gavrio, “severe weather conditions prevailed with strong waves, as a result of which the front part of the catapult was lifted and material damage was caused to an I.X.E. vehicle which he was trying to board”.
As pointed out, “I.X.E. remained immobilized at the pier and subsequently, the Master of “SAONISOS” stated that, due to the adverse weather conditions, he was unable to complete the boarding of passengers and vehicles and deemed it unsafe for the ship to stay in the port of Gavrio.
Due to the situation created, although 10 passengers and 4 vehicles were waiting at the port of Gavrio to board the ship, in the end 7 passengers and 3 vehicles did not board.
It is recalled that the captain of the ship was arrested for the incident when it arrived in Karystos after a verbal complaint submitted to the Andros Port Authority against him by the driver of the ICHE who suffered material damage.
The captain faces a charge of violating section 291 of the Criminal Code for Disrupting the Safety of Railways, Ships and Aircraft.
In more detail, the announcement of the ministry:
By order of the Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy Christos Stylianidis, the immediate clarification of the incident that took place yesterday in the port of Gavrio and concerns the arrest of the Master of the passenger-ferry (E/G-O/G) ship “SAONISOS” N. P. 12489, for violation of article 291 of the Civil Code. (Disrupting the security of railways, ships and aircraft).
As Mr. Stylianidis has repeatedly stated, the biggest priority for the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy is safety issues, especially in coastal shipping, they are non-negotiable and there is no room for tolerance. No DISCOUNT ON SECURITY ISSUES is acceptable from anyone and it is a prerequisite for all citizens.
Specifically, in the evening hours yesterday, the “SAONISOS” had sailed into the port of Gavrio Andros, during the execution of an approved route with the final destination of the port of Karystos. During the process of boarding passengers and vehicles on the E/G-O/G ship, severe weather conditions prevailed in the port of Gavrio with strong waves, as a result of which the front part of the catapult was lifted and material damage was caused to a vehicle .E. vehicle he was trying to board. The I.X.E. remained immobilized at the wharf and subsequently, the Master of “SAONISOS” stated that, due to the adverse weather conditions, he was unable to complete the boarding of passengers and vehicles and considered it unsafe for the ship to remain in the port of Gavrio.
At the port, 10 passengers and 04 vehicles were waiting to board, of which 7 passengers and 3 vehicles did not board. vehicles. Passengers who did not board are being forwarded to their destinations by the ship’s owning company, while no injuries were reported from the incident. “SAONISOS” continued its route to the port of Karystos where it sailed safely.
In the morning hours today, under the instructions of the Syros First Instance Prosecutor’s Office and following an oral complaint submitted to the Andros Port Authority by the driver of the ICHE who suffered material damage, against the Master of the E/G-O/G “SAONISOS” N.P. 12489 and against everyone responsible, officers of the Port Authority of Karystos proceeded to the arrest of the Master, for violation of article 291 of the Civil Code. (Disrupting the security of railways, ships and aircraft).
A preliminary investigation is carried out by the First Port Department of Gavrio
@nikos_nk The passengers of the vehicle almost ended up in the sea! For a ship that could not dock at the port of Andros, but the port authorities and the captain preferred to uncontrollably put the passengers inside, with the result that the drivers were found floating above the catapult and more specifically above the sea!!! In this country once again we live by luck!!! #viral #greece #greeceport #andros ♬ original sound – Nikos NK
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