The 22,000-gt cruiseship Sea Diamond (built 1986) remains the object of a protracted legal battle, more than 12 years after it sank off the Aegean island of Santorini.

In the latest in a string of administrative and court decisions relating to the vessel, Greece’s Public Ports Authority (PPA) issued a tender on 8 November asking companies interested in removing the ship to submit their bids on 9 December.