events
September 26, 2000
The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
MS Express Samina
MS Express Samina was a French-built RoPax ferry that struck the charted Portes Islets rocks in the Bay of Parikia off the coast of Paros island in the central Aegean Sea on 26 September 2000. The accident resulted in 81 deaths and the loss of the ship. The cause of the accident was crew negligence, for which several members were found criminally liable.