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Ferry rescued 75 distressed migrants from sinking yacht
On June 1, the 'Blue Star Chios', on a scheduled route from Rhodes to Piraeus, rescued 75 migrants, among them 43 men, 14 women and 15 minors, from a sinking sailboat southeast of Karpathos, which had issued a distress call approximately 14.4 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of the island in the Aegean Sea, prompting a swift response from Greek Maritime Authorities. The MRCC of the Greek Coast Guard launched an SAR operation and dispatched a liefeboat. Nearby vessels also responded promptly to the distress alert. The ferry, which was carrying approximately 200 passengers, altered its course and took on board all migrants. No injuries were reported. The migrants were taken to the port of Piraeus. The Central Port Authority of Piraeus, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, identified three of the rescued, all Iranian nationals, aged 27, 37 and 28, as human traffickers. They were arrested for violating article 83 of Law 3386/2005 "Illegal entry into the country", article 25 of Law 5038/2023 "Facilitating", article 45 of the Criminal Code "Abetment" and article 306 of the Criminal Code "Report". According to a statement by the rescued, they set off on the afternoon of May 31 from the wider area of Bodrum, paying amounts of money ranging from 2,000 to 8,000 euros for their transport to Greece. During their transport, the yacht suffered water ingress, resulting in it sinking.
Ferry suffered ramp issue
In the midday hours of April 13, 2025, the Halki Port Authority was informed that the'Blue Star Chios', during its arrival at the port of Halki, experienced a malfunction in the electric automatic folding system of the central ramp. Theferry safely moored at the port and disembarked 86 passengers from the starboard side stern ramp, while after manual folding of the central ramp, 21 cars were disembarked. The Halki Port Station of the Central Port Authority of Rhodes initially banned the ship from sailing. Upon presentation of a seaworthiness certificate from the monitoring classification society, the ship was permitted tcontinue its approved route with destination to the ports of Diafani Karpathos - Pigadia Karpathos - Kasos - Sitia - Heraklion - Anafi - Thira - Piraeus.
Crew member injured on board
On the evening of Sep 7, the Central Port Authority of Rhodes was informed by the Captain of the 'Blue Star Chios' that a crew member had suffered a fracture of the metacarpal bone on board the ship. The victim was taken to the Rhodes General Hospital for medical treatment. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the Port Authority of Rhodes.
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