Discover the Olympic-Champion-Jet: Ratings & Maritime News

**Title: 'Olympic Champion Jet' Experiences Mooring Mishap in Naxos** On May 2, 2026, at approximately 12:00 PM, the Naxos Port Authority received a report regarding a breakdown during the mooring process of the 'Olympic Champion Jet' at Heraklion. The incident occurred when the mooring line on the port side of the vessel broke at the stern, followed shortly by a similar failure on the starboard side. The ferry, which was actively operating its scheduled route between Thira and Ios, promptly replaced the damaged mooring lines and successfully navigated to the port of Naxos. Upon arrival, the vessel facilitated the safe embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and vehicles. Fortunately, no injuries or damage to the ferry or vehicles were reported. After ensuring the safety of all onboard, the 'Olympic Champion Jet' resumed its journey, continuing on to Mykonos and Syros, with its final destination set for the bustling port of Piraeus.

On the afternoon of July 26, the Port Authorities of Kythnos, Keas, Lavrio, Saronikos and Piraeus were informed about a damage to two of the four main engines of the 'Olympic Champion Jet', while the ferry was sailing 7.8 nautical miles northwest of Syros on a scheduled route from Syros to Piraeus with 181 passengers, 29 vehicles and 35 crew members on board. The ship sailed with its own power to the port of Piraeus, where it safely disembarkied the passengers and vehicles. The Port Authority of Piraeus banned the ship from sailing until the repair of the damage and the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the monitoring classification society.

The Port Authority of Heraklion was informed in the afternoon of July 29, 2023, by the Master of the 'Santorini Palace', that during the berthing manoever at the port of Heraklion, a damage had occurred to the starboad side engine. The ship safely docked at the port of Heraklion, where the 465 passengers were disembarked. The Central Port Authority of Heraklion banned the ship from sailing. After the damage was repaired and a certificate of seaworthiness was presented by the classification society that monitors it, the ship was allowed to sail.

The Port Authority of Salamis was informed in the morning of May 3, 2023, that a crew member of the 'Santorini Palace', which was in a shipyard in the province of Salamina for maintenance work, was injured in the left upper limb. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the 3rd Port Department of Salamina of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus.