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The RO/RO PASSENGER FERRY “EXPRESS SAMINA” struck onto the rocky islet Portes soon after leaving the Port of Paros Island for Piraeus port. As a result she suffered a crack and shortly after sank in a sea depth of 37m, laying on its SS side on the sea bottom. POSEIDON was contracted by her shipowners & P & I CLUB to eliminate/prevent possible sea pollution. The antipollution operation included deployment of oil containment booms, underwater bunker removal and cleaning of bunkers’ tanks & engine room by means of high pressure hot water jet. All overboards were plugged/sealed and pollutant material such as batteries, oil drums, paints, etc removed. Pumping operations were performed on a 24-hour/day basis and was particularly difficult as divers could not access the tanks by just drilling holes on the hull but had to make ways within the wreck by drilling/ cutting plates, removing machinery parts, floor plates etc. The whole diving task was further impeded by the zero visibility conditions within the wreck. In total, approx. 120m³ F.O., 45m³ D.O., 30m³ Lub & Hydraulic oil and 16m³ of Slops were pumped out and temporarily stored in our Mother Vessel “VERGINA I” slop tanks to be later delivered to reception facilities.