A dangerous incident occurred off the coast of the Greek island of Kefalonia on Wednesday, July 31. The luxury yacht “Ethos” sailing under the Maltese flag began to sink and ran aground. The media unofficially determined what caused the incident.
Greece. Media: Yacht started sinking because crew member forgot to close door
Portal protothema.gr reported that the yacht began to sink due to a mistake made by a crew member. It was reported that he forgot to close the side door of the vessel, which allowed water to enter the deck. Footage of the incident appeared on social media. One of the videos published on the X portal captured the moment when the yacht ran aground.
Evacuation from a luxury yacht. The vessel was towed to shore
There were 10 people on board the yacht – five crew members and five tourists. Everyone was evacuated. Media reported that the vessel's safety systems worked properly and no one was hurt in the incident. A private boat helped tow the yacht to shore.
As we can read on Yahoo Newsthe yacht “Ethos” was purchased by its current owner owner in September last year for 16 million pounds. The vessel was built in 2014. The yacht can accommodate nine crew members and 12 tourists. The latter can use the gym, steam room, jacuzzi and jet skis on board this luxury vessel. A weekly rental of the yacht “Ethos” costs 180 thousand pounds.