A call from an unknown man warning of an explosive device inside a ship waiting to sail for Piraeus from the island port of Santorini was a prank, police said on Thursday.
Dozens of passengers were stranded in the island as they waited for police and the coast guard with a sniffer dog to complete checks in three passenger ships scheduled to leave this morning. “Nisos Samos” ferry was scheduled to leave at 12:30 but departed at 13:30, the “Champion Je” catamaran was expected to leave Santorini at 12:25 but was delayed until around 14:40 and the last one to leave was the “Hellenic Highspeed”.
All three ships are currently on their way to Piraeus port.
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