SPEEDRUNNERs in Piraeus

The Greek high speed craf SPEEDRUNNER II, III and IV photographed in Piraeus in the morning of 5 September 2009 leaving port to start their speedy runs to the Aegean Isles.

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AGIOS GEORGIOS leaving Piraeus

The Greek passenger Ro-Ro ferry AGIOS GEORGIOS of Ventouris Sea Lines, leaving the Port of Piraeus, Greece, early in the morning of 5 September 2009. What a classic beauty she was. Built in France for Sealink as HENGIST in 1972, she had a long career in North Europe as well as in the Mediterranean... See her main data here.

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Cruise shipping in Piraeus

Num cruzeiro de Verão pelo Mediterrâneo, sempre aparecem boas oportunidades para fotografar outros paquetes, como aconteceu no Pireu a 5 de Setembro de 2008: o nosso FUNCHAL contrasta com o ROYAL PRINCESS.
Piraeus cruise shipping scene on 5 September 2009. Princess Cruises ROYAL PRINCESS can be seen from the magnificent decks of FUNCHAL. With the retirement of more and more veteran passenger ships, this Summer our FUNCHAL was the best looking cruise ship in every port of call...

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Greek ferry LATO leaving Piraeus

Saida do ferry grego LATO do Pireu para a ilha de Creta. Sempre gostei de ver os navios. Em dada altura toca de fotografar muita coisa, que de repente já passou a oportunidade... Com ou sem ela, o que é certo é que lá se vão vendo navios a passar, o que no Pireu é sempre variado e colorido.
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EXPRESS SANTORINI NO PIREU

Duas fotografias do ferry grego EXPRESS SANTORINI obtidas em Outubro de 2001 no porto do Pireu com as cores da companhia Hellas Ferries. O navio está a cumprir actualmente o terceiro afretamento consecutivo em águas açoreanas para a companhia estatal ATLANTICOLINE.
The Greek passenger Ro-Ro ferry EXPRESS SANTORINI photographed departing from the port of Piraeus in October 2001 in the livery of Hellas Ferries.

Later the EXPRESS SANTORINI became very popular in the Azores Isles for her summer charters, and she is operating for ATLANTICOLINE for the third consecutive year.
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