Maltese-flagged tanker suffers breakdown northwest of Cape Kafireas
A Maltese-flagged tanker on Monday issued a distress call, saying that it was floating adrift after a mechanical breakdown 1.5 nautical miles northwest of Cape Kafireas
The tanker, which is without cargo, has 17 crew members and one passenger on board. Winds of up to 4 Beaufort are blowing in the area.
The tanker had departed from Thessaloniki for Elefsina. Two Hellenic Navy vessels and two nearby ships have sped to its location.