291:, "Avranas said he had known when he left the ship that there were 170 passengers and crew still aboard the only way ensure the safety of all those aboard", furthermore "after checking the situation from the shore, he said, he flew back to the ship on a helicopter, intending to go back on board. But the weather was so bad that the helicopter crew advised against boarding". Avranas was quoted in the
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as saying: "Of course the crew members assigned to the boats have to enter first in order to assist the embarkation of the passengers", "as regards the captain abandoning the vessel, this is untrue and he has maintained his position throughout in assisting the rescue in the most effective way".
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Boltman, "later in the morning, Captain Avarnasi even contacted me from shore to ask how things were going." The entertainers were among the last to be rescued from the stricken ship.
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Avranas and four officers negligent in their handling of the disaster. He was never incarcerated and Epirotiki gave him command of a ferry until his retirement.
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