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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>In Crete, protests broke out after the Typaldos Lines car ferry <a href="/facts/SS_Heraklion/kQ6I9z91">SS <i>Heraklion</i></a> capsized due to a series of violations of safety regulations. The ship sank on her way from Chania to Piraeus on 8 December 1966, resulting in the death of more than 200 people.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>In the aftermath, a few hundred Cretans (traders, free-lancers, pensioners, farmers), following a proposal by the Association of Economists of the Chania Prefecture with the support of the Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selinos, and Irineos Galanakis, implemented their idea to found a multi-shareholder shipping company.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>Therefore, on </p> <ul><li>1967 - On 10 April, ANEK Lines was founded with its head offices located at Chania. At the beginning only born Cretans could hold stocks in ANEK Lines</li> <li>1970 - The company's first F/B vessel <i>Kydon</i> started servicing the route Piraeus-Chania</li> <li>1973 - The F/B's <i>Candia</i> and <i>Rethymo</i> started servicing the route Piraeus-Iraklion</li> <li>1978 - The F/B <i>Kriti</i> started daily servicing the route Piraeus-Chania<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li>1987 - The F/B <i>Aptera</i>started servicing the route Piraeus-Chania <ul><li>New route Crete-Thessaloniki started (route closed then suddenly)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>1989 - The F/B's <i>Lato</i> and <i>Lissos</i> started servicing the route Patras-Corfu/Igoumenitsa-Ancona<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <ul><li>New blue-yellow corporate identity introduced<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>The F/B <i>Kydon</i> was sold</li></ul></li> <li>1992 - ANEK Lines new flagship the F/B <i>El. Venizelos</i> started servicing the route Greece-Italy. <ul><li>F/B <i>Talos</i> started servicing the route Patras-Trieste</li></ul></li> <li>1994 - New route opened, Patras-Igoumenitsa-Bari, but already ceased the following year<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li>1997 - The F/B's <i>Kriti I</i> & <i>Kriti II</i> started new nonstop Patras-Ancona service<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>1998 - Share-capital increase and initial public offering (IPO) for the company's stocks in the <a href="/facts/Athens_Stock_Exchange/o2cHdoaE">Athens Stock Exchange</a> <ul><li>F/B "Sokofles V" starts operating the route to Northern Italy (Patras-Trieste)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>Take over some stakes in DANE<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>1999 - The company's stocks started trading on the Athens Stock Exchange on 21 January <ul><li>ANEK Lines purchases 50% of the share-capital of LANE (Ag. Nikolaos), with the assignment of the F/B <i>Talos</i></li> <li>ANEK Lines merge with RETHYMNIAKI and integrate their ships F/B <i>Prevelis</i> and F/B <i>Arkadi</i> into the fleet</li> <li>ANEK Lines ITALIA s.r.l.was founded. ANEK Lines holds 51% of its shares</li> <li>ANEK Lines buys 16.5% of NEL Lines<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>ANEN was founded. ANEK Lines holds 20% of its shares</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>2000 - The F/B <i>Lefka Ori</i> was purchased, fully renovated and started servicing the route Patras-Ancona <ul><li>ANEK Lines increase its shares to 41,9% of the share-capital of DANE</li> <li>ANEK Lines buys 50% of the share-capital of ETANAP</li> <li>ANEK Lines buys 62% of the share-capital of LEFKA ORI A.B.E.E.</li> <li>Contract signed with the Norwegian shipyard Fosen Mek Shipyard for the shipbuilding of two new buildings (first time for ANEK) with delivery dates October 2000 and May 2001 with an option for two more</li> <li>Delivery of the newly constructed <i>Olympic Champion</i> servicing the route Patra - Ancona which completes the route Igoumenitsa - Ancona in 15 hour</li> <li>ANEK Lines increases its share-capital (25% = 9.5 billion drachmas / 27.88 million EUROs)</li> <li>The F/B's <i>Candia</i> and <i>Rethymno</i> are sold</li> <li>ANEK Lines increases its share-capital in NEL to 19.05%</li></ul></li> <li>2001 - Established online connections to the international booking systems START, MERLIN, AMADEUS and SIGMA <ul><li>Delivery of the second newly constructed H/S/F <i>Hellenic Spirit</i> servicing along with the H/S/F <i>Olympic Champion</i> the route Patra - Igoumenitsa - Ancona reducing the travelling time from Igoumenitsa - Ancona to 15 hours</li> <li>The former Patras-Ancona operating ships, <i>Kriti I</i> and <i>Kriti II</i>, were deployed then on Patras-Triest and Ravena-Catania (<i>Kriti I</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>2002 - The F/B's <i>Kriti I</i> & <i>Kriti II</i> deployed on the Piraeus-Heraklion service<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li>2003 - ANEK Lines set up a ro/ro operations called ANEK CARGO for the routes Piraeus–Heraklion, Patras–Bari and Patras–Venice<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>2005 - In May ANEK sold its 16.5% shares in NEL Lines to Edgewater Holdings with a €0.5 million profit<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> <ul><li>In November the F/B <i>Aptera</i> was sold with a €2.5 million net profit<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li>The new Patras-Venice route is added to the route to Northern Italy<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>The construction of the company's building is completed as well as the relocation of administrative services to the company-owned, functional establishment in Chania(Karamanli avenue former Souda Avenue)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>2007 - In February the company's latest establishment in Piraeus is inaugurated, housing the Directorate of Commercial Exploitation, the Directorate of Technical Services and the Piraeus main agency<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li>2008 - In April the P/S-F/S <i>Prevelis</i> entered service on the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini line<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> <ul><li>In July 2008 the P/S-F/S <i>Lissos</i> entered service between Piraeus and Chios-Mytilini<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li>In September 2008 the P/S-F/S <i>Elyros</i> entered service between Piraeus and Chania<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li>In December 2008 ANEK was awarded a prize as "The Best Passenger Line of the Year 2008" during the 5th Greek Shipping Awards ceremony hosted by Lloyd's List<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>2010 - In April, ANEK established a new subsidiary AIGAION PELAGOS THALASSIES GRAMMES SHIPPING COMPANY (Chania), to charter and operate the east Aegean and specifically the Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Ikaria-Fourni–Samos route and in September this new company undertook the Heraklion route which it is servicing by chartering Parent Company's vessels<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></li> <li>2011 - On 1 June, ANEK Lines started a 3-year joint service agreement with Attica Group (Superfast, Blue Star Ferries) for the route Patras–Igoumenitsa–Ancona and Piraeus–Irakleion under the name ANEK-Superfast. Therefore, ANEK deploy its ferry <i>Olympic Champion</i> from the Ancona service (now a joint venture operations with ANEK's <i>Lefka Ori</i> and the Superfast VI and XI) to the Irakleio service (now a joint venture operations with <i><a href="/facts/MS_Superfast_XII/d1sDF2Nl">Superfast XII</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li>2012 - On 14 June, F/B <i>Lato</i> deployed in the international line Bari–Durrës in cooperation with Adriatica Lines for the summer season.</li> <li>2014 - F/B <i>Ierapetra L.</i> deployed in the international line Bari–Durrës in charter from ANEK Italia for year-round service. A major engine-room fire on 29 November 2014 when underway with crew only aboard caused substantial damage to the ship which returned to Brindisi Italy. No injuries or fatalities occurred. The vessel is currently out of operation<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></li> <li>2014 - Due to the <a href="/facts/2014_Libyan_conflict/eUU839hL">2014 Libyan conflict</a>, Libya's <a href="/facts/House_of_Representatives_(Libya)/2ez5DU9K">House of Representatives</a> has been housed on the ANEK's ferry <i>Elyros</i> which has been moored off the coast of <a href="/facts/Tobruk/lPRINwFn">Tobruk</a> in eastern <a href="/facts/Libya/HMPH8PWR">Libya</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></li> <li>2015 - ANEK operates the <i>Sophocles V</i> as <i>Kydon</i> on the Piraeus-Chania. The <i>Olympic Champion</i> returns to the Adriatic, and the <i>El. Venizelos</i> operates in the Northern Aegean in order to transport Syrian refugees arriving in <a href="/facts/Chios/haUoPNCV">Chios</a> and <a href="/facts/Lesbos/oQ5x2FMC">Lesvos</a></li></ul> <h2 id="fleet">Fleet</h2> <p>The ANEK Lines fleet is composed of six <a href="/facts/Motor_ship/Wuqwc1MF">motor</a> <a href="/facts/Roll-on%2froll-off/MxRAyecg">Ro-Ro</a>/passenger <a href="/facts/Ferry/5ysqHULA">ferries</a>, of which three are in use, two on long term charter and one is laid up. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship name</th><th scope="col">Flag</th><th scope="col">Built</th><th scope="col">Entered Service</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Gross_tonnage/uK5N7oGL">Gross tonnage</a></th><th scope="col">Length</th><th scope="col">Width</th><th scope="col">Passengers</th><th scope="col">Vehicles</th><th scope="col">Knots</th><th scope="col">Image</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Asterion_II/SLKINpLn">Asterion II</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK"></a></td><td>1991</td><td>2024</td><td>31,804 <a href="/facts/Gross_tonnage/uK5N7oGL">GT</a></td><td>192 m</td><td>27 m</td><td>1,020</td><td>840</td><td>21.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12">Former <i>Ishikari</i> and <i>Grand Spring</i>, transferred from <a href="/facts/Superfast_Ferries/K56NRUzs">Superfast Ferries</a>.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i>Kissamos</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB"></a></td><td>1992</td><td>2024</td><td>29,992 <a href="/facts/Gross_tonnage/uK5N7oGL">GT</a></td><td>192 m</td><td>27 m</td><td>1,790</td><td>780</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12">Former <i>Blue Galaxy</i>, transferred from <a href="/facts/Blue_Star_Ferries/b7Q2DqIU">Blue Star Ferries</a>.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Elyros_(ship)/BqLegThf">Elyros</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB"></a></td><td>1998</td><td>2007</td><td>33,635 GT</td><td>192 m</td><td>27 m</td><td>1,880</td><td>620</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">Rebuilt ferry, originally built by <a href="/facts/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries/8sEQU1Yn">Mitsubishi Heavy Industries</a>, <a href="/facts/Shimonoseki/LzYkNFV7">Shimonoseki</a>, Japan for Piraeus - Chania route. Named after <a href="/facts/Elyrus/1pMj2V9N">Elyrus</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Laid up</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship name</th><th scope="col">Flag</th><th scope="col">Built</th><th scope="col">Entered Service</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Gross_tonnage/uK5N7oGL">Gross tonnage</a></th><th scope="col">Length</th><th scope="col">Width</th><th scope="col">Passengers</th><th scope="col">Vehicles</th><th scope="col">Knots</th><th scope="col">Image</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/MF_Prevelis/HFVjVqDL">Prevelis</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB"></a></td><td>1980</td><td>2000</td><td>15,354 GT</td><td>142.5 m</td><td>23.5 m</td><td>1,300</td><td>310</td><td>19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">rebuilt ferry, originally built by Imbari Zosen, Imbari, Japan. Named after <a href="/facts/Preveli/7nNr6Mbu">Monastery of Preveli</a>. Laid up in <a href="/facts/Elefsis/NLhDaKrL">Elefsis</a> waiting for demolition.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>On long term charter to Foreign Companies</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Ship name</th><th scope="col">Flag</th><th scope="col">Built</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Gross_tonnage/uK5N7oGL">Gross tonnage</a></th><th scope="col">Length</th><th scope="col">Width</th><th scope="col">Passengers</th><th scope="col">Vehicles</th><th scope="col">Knots</th><th scope="col">Image</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/El._Venizelos_(ship)/7uPsyuTG">El. Venizelos</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB"></a></td><td>1984</td><td>38,261 GT</td><td>175.5 m</td><td>28.5 m</td><td>2,257</td><td>850</td><td>21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">Former <i>Kydon II</i>, large rebuilt ferry, with hull build in Stocznia im, Komuny Paryskiej, <a href="/facts/Gdynia/TmvLtL2Y">Gdynia</a> Poland, completed in 1992 at <a href="/facts/Perama/ea72FSbY">Perama</a>, <a href="/facts/Piraeus/VzkzdTHc">Piraeus</a>, Greece for Piraeus - Crete routes; similar to Stena Line's <i><a href="/facts/Stena_Germanica/e8PesJnD">Stena Vision</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Stena_Spirit/w1GQDeRQ">Stena Spirit</a></i> as well as the unfinished <i>Regent Sky</i>. Now on long term charter to <a href="/facts/Algerie_Ferries/PfwQdAbR">Algerie Ferries</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i>Kydon</i></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Bahamas/x6VKsUhj"></a></td><td>1990</td><td>29,991 <a href="/facts/Gross_tonnage/uK5N7oGL">GT</a></td><td>192 m</td><td>27 m</td><td>1,672</td><td>780</td><td>25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">Former Sophocles V. On long-term charter for Ferries del Caribe from 2017)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="former-fleet">Former Fleet</h2> <ul><li><i>Kydon</i> 1968-1989 (scrapped)</li> <li><i>Candia</i> 1973-2000 (scrapped in 2011 as <i>Jabal Ali 1</i>)</li> <li><i>Rethymnon</i> 1973-2000 (scrapped in 2009 as <i>Jabal Ali 2</i>)</li> <li><i>Zakros</i> 1977-1985 (scrapped)</li> <li><i>Kriti</i> 1978-1996 (scrapped in 2004 as <i>Express</i>)</li> <li><i>Aptera</i> 1985-2005 (scrapped in 2011 as <i>Morning Sun</i>)</li> <li><i>Lato</i> 1987-2015 (scrapped in 2018 as <i>Talaton</i>)</li> <li><i>Lissos</i> 1987-2011 (scrapped in 2011 at Alang India)</li> <li><i>Talos</i> 1995–1999 as <i>Ierapetra L</i> 2008-2015 (as <i>Aqua Blue</i> for <a href="/facts/Seajets/azDFFXmp">Seajets</a> since 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/MS_Kriti_I/7hvXNcoN">Kriti I</a></i> 1996-2025 (sold for scrap in 2025)</li> <li><i>Kriti II</i> 1996-2025 (sold for scrap in 2025)</li> <li><i>Arkadi</i> 1999-2002 (sank as <i>Pella</i> for Arab Bridge Maritime Company in the Red Sea in 2011)</li> <li><i>Olympic Champion</i> 2000-2023 (as <i>Superfast III</i> for <a href="/facts/Superfast_Ferries/K56NRUzs">Superfast Ferries</a> since 2024)</li> <li><i>Hellenic Spirit</i> 2001-2024 (as <i>Superfast IV</i> for Superfast Ferries since 2025)</li> <li><i>Coraggio</i> 2012-2013 (as <i>Athena Seaways</i> for <a href="/facts/DFDS_Seaways/hE5qSYEC">DFDS Seaways</a> since 2013)</li> <li><i>Forza</i> 2012-2016 (as <i>Forza</i> for <a href="/facts/Acciona_Transmediterranea/gbMIKSd0">Acciona Transmediterranea</a> since 2016)</li> <li><i>Audacia</i> 2013-2014 (as <i>Rizhao Orient</i> for a Chinese company since 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Norman_Atlantic/cYAnsbQE">Norman Atlantic</a></i> 2014-2014 (caught fire on 28 December 2014 near <a href="/facts/Corfu/PHc5Jskt">Corfu</a>. Laid up for 4 years in <a href="/facts/Bari/ESFCEfdS">Bari</a>; scrapped in <a href="/facts/Alia%25C4%259Fa/ad7hjRoU">Aliaga</a> in 2019)</li> <li><i>Asterion</i> 2016-2018 (as <a href="/facts/MV_Connemara/tjIJuUcB"><i>Connemara</i></a> for <a href="/facts/Brittany_Ferries/BdDuqjxd">Brittany Ferries</a> since 2018)</li></ul> <h2 id="anek-superfast">ANEK-Superfast</h2> <p>On 7 June 2011 ANEK Lines and <a href="/facts/Superfast_Ferries/K56NRUzs">Superfast Ferries</a> created a joint venture for the <a href="/facts/Piraeus/VzkzdTHc">Piraeus</a>-<a href="/facts/Heraklion/084Yug9x">Heraklion</a> and the <a href="/facts/Patras/UqDTI30Y">Patra</a>-<a href="/facts/Igoumenitsa/o0kc2RRa">Igoumenitsa</a>-<a href="/facts/Ancona/fp735qtc">Ancona</a> routes with two <a href="/facts/Ro-Pax/MxRAyecg">RO-PAX</a> ships on the first route (the ANEK-owned <i>Olympic Champion</i> and the Superfast-owned <i><a href="/facts/MS_Superfast_XII/d1sDF2Nl">Superfast XII</a></i>) and three in the second route (the ANEK-owned <i>Hellenic Spirit</i> and the Superfast-owned <i><a href="/facts/MS_Superfast_VI/ABdJHsfF">Superfast VI</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/MS_Superfast_XI/mMJLm57m">Superfast XI</a></i>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="routes">Routes</h2> <ul><li>Greece domestic <ul><li><a href="/facts/Piraeus/VzkzdTHc">Piraeus</a>–<a href="/facts/Chania/Efycw0GX">Chania</a> (<i>El. Venizelos</i> and <i>Elyros</i>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Piraeus/VzkzdTHc">Piraeus</a>–<a href="/facts/Heraklio/084Yug9x">Heraklio</a> (<i>Asterion II</i> and <i>Kissamos</i>)</li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="affiliates">Affiliates</h2> <p>ANEK Group comprises ANEK Lines, its subsidiaries, and companies in which it holds a minority stake greater than 10%: </p> <ul><li>ANEK HOLDINGS S.A. (Greece, Crete - Chania): 99.5%, tourism, participation in other companies, consulting, etc.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></li> <li>ΑΝΕΚ LINES ITALIA srl (Italy, Ancona): 49%, factoring and representation of shipping companies<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></li> <li>LANE S.A. (Lane Lines, Greece, Crete - Ag. Nikolaos): 50.11%, passenger ferry shipping<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></li> <li>AIGAION PELAGOS - THALASSIES GRAMMES SHIPPING COMPANY (Crete, Chania): 99.90%, sailing company under Law 959/79<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></li> <li>T.C. SAILING (Greece, Crete - Chania): 97.5% sailing company under Law 959/79<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></li> <li>ETANAP S.A. (Greece, Crete - Chania/Stylos): 50%, production and distribution of bottled water<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></li> <li>LEFKA ORI S.A. (Greece, Crete - Chania/Stylos): 62%, production and trade of plastic bottles and packaging products<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></li> <li>CHAMPION FERRIES Ltd (Marshall Islands): 70%, shipping<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Former affiliates and investments: </p> <ul><li>NEL Lines 16.5% (shares sold 2005 to Edgewater Holdings)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></li> <li>DANE Sea Lines 41.87% (stopped operations in August 2004 after financial difficulties)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></li></ul> <p>RETHYMNIAKI (took over and finally merged into ANEK Lines in 1999)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a> ANEN 19.36% </p> <h2 id="accidents-and-incidents">Accidents and incidents</h2> <p>On 28 August 2018, at 23:45 (<a href="/facts/UTC%252B03%3a00/edqscrXm">UTC+03:00</a>), <i>El. Venizelos</i>, one of ANEK's fleet, caught fire soon after leaving <a href="/facts/Port_of_Piraeus/ztkEvy2T">Piraeus</a> for <a href="/facts/Chania/Efycw0GX">Chania</a>, with 875 passengers and 140 crew members on board. The ferry was able to return to Piraeus, with no injuries.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to ANEK Lines. <ul><li><a href="http://www.anek.gr/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.capital.gr/q.asp?s=%u0391%u039D%u0395%u039A">ANEK Lines (ΑΝΕΚ) - Athens | (capital.gr profile)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Anek Lines S.A. (ANEK) | Complete Financial Reports 2024". financialreports.eu. 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