United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Inaccurate chart blamed for cruise tragedy
An inaccurate shipping chart has been confirmed as the cause of a cruise accident off the Greek island of Santorini last year.
Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines, owners of MV Sea Diamond, claims new findings have vindicated it from blame for the incident last April, which killed two French tourists.
It says the Hellenic Hydrographic Office has confirmed that the official chart of the area where the Sea Diamond accident occurred was “erroneousâ€.
A year ago, Louis announced the findings of specialist company Akti Engineering who provided a mapping of the area of the accident of MV Sea Diamond showing serious errors in the charts of the area.
These findings have now been backed up by the Hydrographic Office of the Hellenic Navy, which is the official government authority for conducting hydrographic surveys in Hellenic waters.
The results confirmed that the reef struck by MV Sea Diamond is actually located 131 meters from the coastline, instead of only 57 meters as was inaccurately marked on the official Hellenic Hydrographic Service nautical chart.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
Tony from Gatto’s Pizza on Columbus’s Unique Pizza Trail
Sophia Hyder Hock on Global Social Inclusion in Tourism
Sustainable Tourism: Don Welsh on Community Values and Global Collaboration
Jane Cunningham: Enhancing European Engagement in Tourism
Kristin Dunne: Navigating Destination Strategy
Revolutionizing Mobile Connectivity: Boris Bijlstra on HUBBY eSIM
Capturing Glasgow’s Vibrancy: An Interview with Susan Deighan, Chief Executive of Glasgow Life
Lebua Hotel & Resorts: Rajan Khurana on Hospitality and Bangkok’s Charms
Sustainable Tourism and Growth: Insights from Chiravadee Khunsub from Tourism Authority of Thailand
Revolutionizing Travel: SmartSIM USA’s Dale Takio Unveils the Power of E Sims
TravelMole Interview with Hishan Singhawansa, Deputy CEO of Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Sri Lanka
Unveiling the Essence of Magari Tours: A Dive into Authentic Italian Experiences
EU airports bring back 100ml liquid rule
CLIA: Anti-cruise demos could cause itinerary changes in Europe
Co-pilot faints, easyJet flight issues ‘red alert’
Dozens fall ill in P&O Cruises ship outbreak
Woman dies after getting ‘entangled’ in baggage carousel