{"id":63636,"date":"2025-07-09T13:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/ferry-sinks-passenger-vessel-after-going-adrift-in-severe-storm-in-croatia\/63636\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:59:10","slug":"ferry-sinks-passenger-vessel-after-going-adrift-in-severe-storm-in-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/ferry-sinks-passenger-vessel-after-going-adrift-in-severe-storm-in-croatia\/63636\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferry Sinks Passenger Vessel After Going Adrift in Severe Storm in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, a sudden storm swept over the coast of Croatia, tearing down trees and disrupting traffic &#8211; and sending a runaway ferry careening into a line of moored passenger vessels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the port of Split, Croatia, the ferry <em>Petar Hektorovi?<\/em> was tied up at the pier when the storm hit. In unexpectedly high winds, its lines parted, and it drifted into two vessels. First it made contact with a catamaran, then struck a tourist excursion vessel, which was damaged by the impact and sunk. No passengers were aboard and no personnel were injured, harbormaster Zvone Perkusic told local outlet tportal &#8211; adding that it could have been much worse. The crew of the <em>Hektorovi? <\/em>dropped both anchors and started the main engines quickly, averting further damage, operator Jadrolinija said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">&ldquo;Ono kad se pro&scaron;lost doslovno sudari&hellip;<br \/>\nPetar Hektorovi? trajekt mog djetinjstva, &scaron;to me nosio na Vis, udario je danas u drugi brod.<br \/>\nNije slu?ajno da ba&scaron; on &ldquo;puca po &scaron;avovima&rdquo;.<br \/>\nNe&scaron;to veliko se sprema. ?????????&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FwGJQwQq2B\">pic.twitter.com\/FwGJQwQq2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tea Mratini? (@TMratinic3107) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMratinic3107\/status\/1942531748447019142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&quot;The ferry captain&#039;s ingenious and courageous maneuver should be commended, thanks to which a tragedy and much greater damage were avoided,&quot; Perkusic said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First responders and a commercial salvage company attended the scene to control the risk of pollution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The storm also injured at least three people on shore in Split, and was powerful enough to damage the roof of the city&#039;s soccer stadium. Further up the coast, in Barbariga, a waterspout was reported just offshore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Separately, near the island of Kaprije, a small excursion catamaran capsized, and nine people &#8211; including seven Swedish nationals and one German &#8211; went over the side. Good Samaritans and police responders rescued all nine and brought them to shore, including two who were taken to a hospital for medical care.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>maritime-executive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday morning, a sudden storm swept over the coast of Croatia, tearing down trees and disrupting traffic &#8211; and sending a runaway ferry careening into a line of moored passenger vessels.&nbsp; At the port of Split, Croatia, the ferry Petar Hektorovi? was tied up at the pier when the storm hit. 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