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Ferry suffered ramp malfuncion
On July 30 at noon, the Port Authority of Rhodes was informed by the Captain of the 'Blue Star Chios', that during the arrival at the port of Rhodes, a malfunction occurred in the opening of the main ramp. The ship, coming from the port of Pigadia, Karpathos, safely docked at the port, where it disembarked the passengers using another ramp. Subsequently, after the damagewas repaired and the main ramp was opened, the unloading of the vehicles was safely completed. The Central Port Authority of Rhodes initially prohibited the departure of the ferry. Upon presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness from the monitoring classification society, the sailing ban was lifted, and the ship left the port en route to the ports of Karpathos, Kasos, Sitia, Heraklion and Thira, with 400 passengers, 67 private cars, 13 passenger cars, one bus and 10 coaches on board.
Emergency approach at Lavrio after passenger was found lifeless in her cabin
On Jan 15, 2026, at noon, the Central Port Authority of Lavrio was informed of an emergency approach of the 'Blue Star Chios' to the port of Lavrio, in deviation from its scheduled route, in order to disembark an 88-year-old female passenger of Albaian nationality, who had been found unconscious in her cabin and required immediate hospital treatment. Upon the ship's arrival at the port, the patient was picked up by an ambulance and taken to the General Hospital of Attica, where she was pronounced dead. The ship had departed from the port of Piraeus and was enroute to the ports of Thira, Heraklion, Sitia, Kasos, Karpathos and Rhodes. The Central Port Authority of Lavrio, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, ordered an autopsy.
24 hour strike after crew member was crushed by bulkhead
After the death of a crew member of the 'Blue Star Chios', a 24-hour strike of the seamen’s union PEMEN over the fatal injury of athe seaman blocked ferries at the port of Piraeus on Sep 25. The strike was affecting all ferries out of Piraeus to the Aegean islands and Crete. A few services were still available to the Saronic islands The engine maintenance worker had been fatally crushed by a bulkhead door on the Rhodes ferry. The PEMEN union initially blocked only the 'Blue Star Chios', before calling for an overall strike at Piraeus port. Until the incident is investigated, the ship will not leave Piraeus. Another seaman was admitted to hospital on Sep 25, after being electrocuted during maintenance work onboard an Adriatic Sea ferry.
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