The Greek coast guard stopped ships from leaving port because of strong winds. Detected automatically from press reports and ship positions; not yet reviewed by hand.
Departures day by day
All ports where we receive ship signals, three days before and after. Red line: the days of the disruption. A normal day has about 146.
From the day before to the day after. Vertical lines mark the press reports; hover for details.
Wind along the ferry routes
Average wind in knots (line) and strongest gust anywhere on the routes (dots). These are forecasts issued up to three hours before each hour, not measured observations. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Ferry departures per hour
Ports where we receive ship signals.
Fast craftConventional ferries
Press report: ban announced or extendedPress report: ban lifted
A line marks when a report was published, which is not always when the ban started or ended.
Hour
Wind (kn)
Fast
Conventional
Tue 13 Oct, 00:00
3
0
0
Tue 13 Oct, 01:00
3
0
2
Tue 13 Oct, 02:00
2
0
1
Tue 13 Oct, 03:00
3
0
1
Tue 13 Oct, 04:00
3
0
0
Tue 13 Oct, 05:00
3
0
1
Tue 13 Oct, 06:00
3
1
5
Tue 13 Oct, 07:00
3
1
10
Tue 13 Oct, 08:00
3
6
4
Tue 13 Oct, 09:00
3
5
6
Tue 13 Oct, 10:00
4
7
3
Tue 13 Oct, 11:00
4
6
6
Tue 13 Oct, 12:00
5
3
3
Tue 13 Oct, 13:00
5
2
4
Tue 13 Oct, 14:00
5
5
4
Tue 13 Oct, 15:00
5
2
6
Tue 13 Oct, 16:00
5
4
8
Tue 13 Oct, 17:00
5
3
10
Tue 13 Oct, 18:00
4
1
5
Tue 13 Oct, 19:00
5
0
1
Tue 13 Oct, 20:00
5
0
3
Tue 13 Oct, 21:00
6
0
4
Tue 13 Oct, 22:00
7
0
2
Tue 13 Oct, 23:00
9
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 00:00
11
0
0
Wed 14 Oct, 01:00
12
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 02:00
11
0
0
Wed 14 Oct, 03:00
11
0
0
Wed 14 Oct, 04:00
11
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 05:00
10
0
0
Wed 14 Oct, 06:00
10
0
2
Wed 14 Oct, 07:00
10
1
5
Wed 14 Oct, 08:00
10
1
3
Wed 14 Oct, 09:00
10
0
2
Wed 14 Oct, 10:00
12
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 11:00
14
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 12:00
15
1
2
Wed 14 Oct, 13:00
16
0
3
Wed 14 Oct, 14:00
17
2
2
Wed 14 Oct, 15:00
18
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 16:00
19
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 17:00
19
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 18:00
20
0
4
Wed 14 Oct, 19:00
21
0
2
Wed 14 Oct, 20:00
21
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 21:00
21
0
1
Wed 14 Oct, 22:00
21
0
0
Wed 14 Oct, 23:00
21
0
0
Thu 15 Oct, 00:00
21
0
1
Thu 15 Oct, 01:00
21
0
0
Thu 15 Oct, 02:00
21
0
0
Thu 15 Oct, 03:00
21
0
0
Thu 15 Oct, 04:00
22
0
0
Thu 15 Oct, 05:00
22
0
1
Thu 15 Oct, 06:00
22
1
3
Thu 15 Oct, 07:00
21
0
3
Thu 15 Oct, 08:00
20
2
3
Thu 15 Oct, 09:00
20
4
5
Thu 15 Oct, 10:00
21
3
3
Thu 15 Oct, 11:00
22
6
2
Thu 15 Oct, 12:00
22
1
1
Thu 15 Oct, 13:00
21
3
2
Thu 15 Oct, 14:00
20
7
2
Thu 15 Oct, 15:00
20
3
3
Thu 15 Oct, 16:00
20
5
4
Thu 15 Oct, 17:00
19
1
4
Thu 15 Oct, 18:00
18
2
3
Thu 15 Oct, 19:00
17
0
2
Thu 15 Oct, 20:00
15
1
4
Thu 15 Oct, 21:00
14
1
1
Thu 15 Oct, 22:00
13
1
1
Thu 15 Oct, 23:00
12
0
2
Fri 16 Oct, 00:00
12
0
0
Fri 16 Oct, 01:00
12
0
1
Fri 16 Oct, 02:00
12
0
1
Fri 16 Oct, 03:00
12
0
0
Fri 16 Oct, 04:00
12
0
2
Fri 16 Oct, 05:00
12
0
0
Fri 16 Oct, 06:00
12
1
4
Fri 16 Oct, 07:00
11
2
8
Fri 16 Oct, 08:00
10
4
6
Fri 16 Oct, 09:00
10
4
5
Fri 16 Oct, 10:00
11
6
2
Fri 16 Oct, 11:00
12
4
4
Fri 16 Oct, 12:00
11
5
4
Fri 16 Oct, 13:00
10
4
5
Fri 16 Oct, 14:00
10
9
6
Fri 16 Oct, 15:00
10
2
6
Fri 16 Oct, 16:00
10
6
10
Fri 16 Oct, 17:00
10
1
6
Fri 16 Oct, 18:00
10
5
4
Fri 16 Oct, 19:00
9
0
4
Fri 16 Oct, 20:00
9
0
4
Fri 16 Oct, 21:00
9
0
4
Fri 16 Oct, 22:00
8
0
4
Fri 16 Oct, 23:00
9
0
2
As it happened
Greek press headlines, translated automatically. Red: ban announced or extended. Green: lifted.
Sailing ban: Ships moored in Piraeus and Lavrio – Which routes are affected?To Vima, 14 Oct, 07:25
Ship departures have been suspended from Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio; evening sailings to Crete have also been cancelledProtothema, 14 Oct, 19:16
Bad weather: Gradual lifting of the ban in Piraeus – What is the situation in Rafina and Lavrio?To Vima, 15 Oct, 08:00