In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “greek passenger ferry which ran from the island of aegina to faliro a port in the athens suburbs”. Today it says “greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for saronic cruises to hydra”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “greek passenger ferry which ran from the island of aegina to faliro a port in the athens suburbs”. Today it says “greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for saronic cruises to hydra”.
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City of Poros was a Greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for Saronic Cruises to Hydra , Aegina and Poros from Flisvos Marina, a port in the Athens suburbs. The Saronic Cruises ' ship was roughly 200 feet (60 m) long, and ran the regular 16 mile (26 km) trip between the two harbours every day, with a carrying capacity of 500 passengers. Four hours before the attack a car laden with explosives exploded on the pier prematurely, killing two Arab terrorists. On the evening of 11 July 1988, the ship was attacked by a Libyan-born Palestinian gunman who killed eight tourists before killing himself in a subsequent explosion. At the time of the attack, there were 471 people on board the ship.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The City of Poros was a Greek passenger ferry which ran from the island of Aegina to Faliro a port in the Athens suburbs. The Cycladic Cruises' ship was roughly 200 feet (60 m) long, and ran the regular 16 mile (26 km) trip between the two harbours everyday, with a carrying capacity of 500 passengers. In the evening of the 11 July 1988, the ship was stormed by Palestinian gunmen, who killed nine tourists. On the day of the attack, there were 471 persons on board the ship.
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The City of Poros was a Greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for Cycladic Cruises to Hydra, Aegina and Poros from Flisvos Marina, a port in the Athens suburbs. The Cycladic Cruises' ship was roughly 200 feet (60 m) long, and ran the regular 16 mile (26 km) trip between the two harbours everyday, with a carrying capacity of 500 passengers. In the evening of the 11 July 1988, the ship was stormed by Palestinian gunmen, who killed nine tourists. On the day of the attack, there were 471 people on board the ship.
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The City of Poros was a Greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for Cycladic Cruises to Hydra, Aegina and Poros from Flisvos Marina, a port in the Athens suburbs. The Cycladic Cruises' ship was roughly 200 feet (60 m) long, and ran the regular 16 mile (26 km) trip between the two harbours every day, with a carrying capacity of 500 passengers. Four hours before the attack a car laden with explosives exploded on the pier prematurely, killing two Arab terrorists.On the evening of 11 July 1988, the ship was attacked by a Libyan-born Palestinian gunman who killed eight tourists before killing himself in a subsequent explosion.At the time of the attack, there were 471 people on board the ship.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The City of Poros was a Greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for Cycladic Cruises to Hydra , Aegina and Poros from Flisvos Marina, a port in the Athens suburbs. The Cycladic Cruises ' ship was roughly 200 feet (60 m) long, and ran the regular 16 mile (26 km) trip between the two harbours every day, with a carrying capacity of 500 passengers. Four hours before the attack a car laden with explosives exploded on the pier prematurely, killing two Arab terrorists. On the evening of 11 July 1988, the ship was attacked by a Libyan-born Palestinian gunman who killed eight tourists before killing himself in a subsequent explosion. At the time of the attack, there were 471 people on board the ship.
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greek passenger ferry which ran from the island of aegina to faliro a port in the athens suburbs
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greek cruise ship that made day-cruises for saronic cruises to hydra
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