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| Greek tourist ship runs aground | Greek tourist ship runs aground |
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| A Greek boat carrying 280 passengers, mostly tourists, has run aground on a reef north of the Saronic Gulf island of Poros near Athens, officials say. | |
| The boat is taking on water, but a helicopter and three coastguard vessels are on their way to evacuate those on board, all of whom are said to be safe. | |
| It is not yet known why ship hit the reef, as the weather was very good. | |
| The ship was on a daily excursion from the port of Piraeus to the nearby islands of Aegina, Poros and Hydra. | The ship was on a daily excursion from the port of Piraeus to the nearby islands of Aegina, Poros and Hydra. |
| The mayor of Poros, Dimitris Stratigos, said the vessel was stranded about 3 nautical miles (5.5km) from the island's port. | |
| "Thankfully, the weather conditions are good, and there doesn't appear to be any serious problem," he told the Associated Press. | |
| Last April, two French tourists were killed when a cruise ship with 1,600 people on board ran aground on rocks off the Greek island of Santorini. The ship's captain and five other crew were charged with negligence. |