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Ferry hits sailboat off Oropos, passenger thrown into water

Ferry hits sailboat off Oropos, passenger thrown into water

One man was thrown into the sea when the sailboat he was onboard was hit by a passenger ferry off the coast of Oropos, east Attica, on Friday morning. 

The ferry was conducting the Oropos-Eretria route when, under unspecified circumstances, it crashed into a sailboat, throwing its captain off the vessel. Crew from the ferry picked up the man who was visibly shaken but not injured, according to state-run broadcaster ERT.

The man will be transferred to the hospital of Halkida as a precaution.

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