GREECE:The small ship Taxiarchis (built 1994) was heading to the island of Anafi laden with 1,000 cbm of diesel when it stuck. This small Greece tanker has been safely refloated after grounding in sandy shallow waters off Rhodes.
It took the efforts of three towage vessels to refloat the ship, which dropped its anchor later at the port of Rhodes.There was no pollution during the incident but an inspector found some damage to the ship.
The banned ship is sailing away from the port but vessel tracking websites show the vessel is now heading towards Symi island. This small tanker Taxiarchis is the only vessel owned by Piraeus-based Med Sea Tankers Shipping.
