Oil Tanker YM Jupiter Towed to Turkish Anchorage After Engine Failure

The Malta-flagged oil tanker YM Jupiter was towed to a Turkish anchorage on 28 June after the vessel suffered a mechanical failure northeast of Psathoura, near Alonissos, Greece. All 17 Turkish crew were reported safe, and no pollution was reported.

Vessel YM JUPITER, image credit: MARTIN PICK

The 148-meter-long tanker with 5,000 tonnes of petroleum products on board lost propulsion while transiting southeast of the Islet of Psathoura. The Greek maritime authority responded and deployed a rescue tug to the Aegean Sea while the operation was monitored by Greece's Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED).

The tanker was subsequently towed by the tug Aegean Sea and brought to Canakkale Anchorage, Turkey.

Following the incident, the Port Authority of Alonissos imposed administrative sanctions on the vessel's captain for failing to promptly notify the competent port authority of the mechanical failure, as required under Greek maritime regulations.