Greek shipping company SEAJETS in an announcement on Sunday said that it extends the special sea service linking the island of Samothrace with Alexandroupolis with the catamaran ANDROS JET for Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 August, ANA reports.
The time of departure and arrival will be the same as the previous days.
A previous conventional ferry boat, the “Azores Express”, had attempted and failed to dock in the island’s small harbor on Monday, citing rough seas.
Andros Jet can reach a speed of up 37 knots, and is able to carry 600 passengers and 75 cars.
Lack of a regular ferry service this month would prove catastrophic for the verdant island’s tourism sector, with August the peak month. Samothrace does not have an airport.
Lack of ferry service coincided with the eruption of a wildfire on the island late Monday evening.
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