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The ship was built in 1972. It had a capacity of 3,205 tons. It had a total length of 92.3 meters and a width of 13.7.

It is not yet established what caused the sinking of the vessel, although preliminary reports suggest that somehow the engine room was flooded with water.

Two crew members that were aboard the ship when it sank, were safely rescued.

The tanker’s captain and engineer were arrested on charges of negligence, but later released on bail.

The Greek government has promised urgent inspections of small coastal tankers, 11 days after an oil spill from a shipwreck left beaches on Athens’ coastline polluted, and off bounds to swimmers.

The Ministry of Shipping says the unscheduled checks will affect Greek-flagged fuel tankers that are plying domestic waters, which are usually older and less stringently monitored than larger tankers that are used for international transport.