Videos of an incident between a luxury charter yacht and a tourist boat are making the rounds on social media and in the Greek media while officials said the incident is under investigation. The reports indicate the two vessels came within feet of a collision with the tourist boat heavily loaded with 480 passengers on a day trip.
Greek authorities looking at the videos said the tourist vessel, the Nidri Star 1 (233 gross tons) clearly has the right of way. The yacht failed to follow the “rules of the road,” while the tourist boat’s captain seemed to continue on course failing to take earlier precautions. A last-minute maneuver and stopping the vessel permitted the yacht to sneak past cutting off the vessel while passengers screamed and took videos.
The Nidri Star 1carries up to 500 passengers on a day cruise in the Ionian Sea. After a morning swimming break and then a stop at Fiscardo …