, 5 1 7   k W , ▁which ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁ 3 1 , 6 ▁kn ots . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁M ino an ▁palace ▁of ▁Kn oss os ▁and ▁its ▁sister ▁ship ▁is ▁H SF ▁K yd on ▁Palace . ▁ ▁Route ▁Kn oss os ▁Palace ▁serves ▁the ▁over night ▁route ▁P ira eus ▁- ▁Her ak lio ▁and ▁Her ak lio ▁- ▁P ira eus , ▁except ▁for ▁some ▁rare ▁occasions ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁rep laces ▁other ▁ships ▁of ▁M ino an ▁L ines ▁in ▁their ▁routes . ▁During ▁the ▁hol iday ▁season , ▁it ▁occasionally ▁oper ates ▁during ▁day time , ▁comple ting ▁her ▁voyage ▁in ▁ 6 ▁hours . ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Kn oss os ▁Palace ▁was ▁sail ing ▁ 4 0   nm ▁north west ▁of ▁Her ak l ion ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁P ira eus ▁when ▁a ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁fire ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁tr uck ▁in ▁the ▁vessel ' s ▁gar age ▁that ▁was ▁carrying ▁chemical s . ▁The ▁crew ▁swift ly ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁emer gency ▁and ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁put ▁out ▁using ▁the ▁spr ink ler ▁system ▁before ▁causing ▁major ▁damage . ▁However , ▁the ▁fire ▁dam aged ▁the ▁c ables ▁power ing ▁the ▁passenger ▁draw bridge , ▁which ▁became ▁in oper able . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁an ▁air port ▁st air case ▁had ▁to