Major confusion arose for dozens of passengers when a ferry ran aground – operating the route from Nea Styra to Agia Marina – on Glaros shoal on Tuesday afternoon. Specifically, the ferry “Panagia Paravouniotissa” was carrying 105 passengers and 9 crew members, who fortunately are all in good health.
“The Coast Guard says 10 minutes to half an hour, we’re getting into other people’s boats. We’ve been here for an hour and a half for no reason,” said a passenger of the “Panagia Paravouniotissa,” who shared her ordeal by posting a video on her personal TikTok account.
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The video footage shows hundreds of passengers wearing life jackets, trying to board private boats that eventually transported them safely to Nea Styra port.
“I was on board when the ship ran aground,” another passenger can be seen saying in another part of the video – this time from inside one of the boats that helped transport the passengers.
It’s worth noting that three Coast Guard vessels and another passenger-vehicle ferry rushed to the scene to assist in the operation.
However, the video doesn’t fail to denounce the lack of organization from both the Coast Guard and the ferry company.
“This man literally carried us all in his arms and as soon as we arrived, the Coast Guard came and asked for his boat license instead of thanking him. The crew was nowhere to be found. We put on life jackets ourselves, we called the Coast Guard ourselves,” the post reads.
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