Cruise ship in lay-up broke off moorings

Mooring lines of cruise ship ZENITH broke up in the afternoon Oct 8 at Lavrio Greece, damaging four boats, docked nearby – understood small leisure boats. The ship reportedly, broke off moorings, was put back to pier with tugs assistance, no injures reported.
Cruise ship ZENITH, IMO 8918136, GT 47413, built 1992, flag Panama, capacity 1828 passengers, crew 620. THE ZENITH was operating with Peace Boat since early 2020, in lay-up since 2020, understood in Lavrio Greece.

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Hi! My name is Stepan Kotcherga, I’m Merchant Marine Navigation Officer, now a Second Officer working on dry cargo ships. My home is in Ukraine. I’m contributing maritime news and inside info.