A cruise ship has suffered “substantial” hull damage after a dock collision at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece.
Miray Cruises ship, the MV Gemini sustained damage during a docking maneuver. It left a large hole above the water line with a lengthy gash in the hull.
Port authority officers and the ship’s maintenance crew were still evaluating the damage at the weekend. It will require repairs and a full safety inspection before the ship can return to service.
Ship Hull Sustained Large Hole
“MV Gemini, while docking in Piraeus, accidentally hit the dock, causing a big hole in its hull. Apparently, the problems are getting worse for this old lady,” CrewCenter reported, citing an unnamed crew member.
It was reported that guests aboard experienced a heavy jolt, although there were no injuries. The pier also suffered damage. It is not the first mishap for the 1992 built ship this year.
In March, the ship had an engine room fire shortly after departing Piraeus. It was serious enough for all guests and crew to go to their muster stations, with smoke visible from the upper decks. The ship turned around and returned to port under limited propulsion.
MV Gemini entered service for the now shuttered Crown Cruises and has since sailed under the Cunard and Celestyal Cruises brands. It can accommodate just over 1,000 guests.
@crew.center The cruise ship MV Gemini Collides with Dock in Piraeus-Athens, Greece
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Miray was the company behind the Life at Sea Cruises brand, a startup planning to operate a residential cruise ship on a continuous three-year round the world cruise.
It had offered condos at seas from $90,000 up to nearly $1 million but it had challenges securing a ship and funding issues. It eventually scrapped the plan last year, leaving customers out of pocket, with many having sold their homes and quit jobs.
MV Gemini offers short Aegean cruises out of Piraeus with port calls to Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes and Kusadasi, Turkiye.
