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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-04-24
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[01] Cargo ship goes down off Crete, three missing
[02] Second cruise ship of the season docks at Thessaloniki port
[01] Cargo ship goes down off Crete, three missing
Three members of the Togo-flagged Ag-Marina cargo ship went missing
on Thursday after it went down 30 nautical miles off the western coast
of Crete.
A total of seven crew members were aboard, probably Russians, four of
which were rescued by another cargo ship. Another four cargo ships,
a helicopter and a coast guard vessel participate in the search for the
three missing people.
No details regarding the ship's cargo or the circumstances that led to
its sinking have been made known so far.
[02] Second cruise ship of the season docks at Thessaloniki port
The cruise ship Louis Cristal on Thursday morning docked at Thessaloniki
port, with its 500 passengers (mainly Greeks) enjoying their day at
Greece's second largest city before the ship departs for Lavrio, Attica,
in the afternoon.
It is the second cruise ship of the season for the Thessaloniki port,
while more vessels are expected as of May. This year 25 cruise ships
are expected to dock at Thessaloniki port compared to 18 in 2013 and 11
in 2012. Last year, the number of cruise ships passengers increased to
14,700 from 8,014 in 2012.
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