Strong winds, reaching up to gale-force velocity of 9 Beaufort, were hampering ship sailings in several parts of Greece on Monday morning.

A ban on sailing was enforced for the Aghios Constantinos-Edipsos, Volos-Sporades Islands and Kavala-Prinos routes, while several routes from the country's major port of Piraeus were cancelled, as were the routes to the islands of Tinos, Mykonos and Paros from the port of Rafina.

Heavy winds also dragged six boats from their anchorage in Perama, but without causing injury or marine pollution. Three tugboats were called in to assist the boats in docking again.