Greek ship runs aground, passengers waiting to be evacuated

Greek ship runs aground, passengers waiting to be evacuatedAthens - A Greek ferry carrying more than 500 passengers ran aground in an islet in the Aegean on Saturday.

The ship, the Theofilos, was making a scheduled voyage from the Aegean island of Mytilini to Hios when it ran aground on a rocky islet.

All 500 passengers were reported to be on deck wearing life jackets and waiting to be evacuated.

No further information was immediately available. (dpa)

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