Ferry "Europalink" breached in grounding
The "Europalink" ran onto the rocks of the islet Peristeres NE of Korfu in the night of Sep 21, 2014, and was breached. The ship came off, turned around and headed to the port of Kerkyra upon Korfu, where divers surveyed the damage. Two tugs assisted the ferry.
The ship has suffered several small and two large cracks on starboard side. On board were 692 passengers, 70 crew and 306 vehicles.
The Atlantica Navigazione shipping company arranged the transportation of the passengers to their destination with another ship.
The "Europalink" was detained by the Port Authority of Corfu until the repair of the damage safety certificate attestation from the ship's classification society.
Video shows ferry europalink on one of the previous voyages.