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Person fell over board and vanished

On the morning of Aug 31, the Chios Port Authority was informed by the JRCC of the Hellenic Coastal Maritime Police Headquarters that a 32-year-old Turkish national fell into the sea from the 'Ariadne' east of Chios. The ferry had sailed from the port of Chios bound for the port of Mytilene. Immediately, under the coordination of the JRCC, an SAR operation was launched by three patrol boats of the Maritime Police (HCMP), two NATO ships, a Maritime Police Helicopter and an Air Force helicopter. The search ended with negative results. A preliminary investigation was launched the Central Port Authority of Mytilene.

Medevac in Chios

On the evening of Aug 20, 2025, the Port Authority of Chios was informed that a passenger of the 'Ariadne', which was operating a scheduled route from Mytilene to the port of Chios, experienced a fainting episode and required immediate hospital treatment. Upon the arrival of the ship at the port of Chios, the man was picked up by an ambulance and transferred to the General Hospital of Chios for the provision of medical treatment.

Medevac in Tzelepi

On the evening of July 14, 2025m the Tzelepi Port Authority was informed by the 'Ariadne', which had sailed from the port of Piraeus for Chios-Mytilene and was sailing in the Saronic Gulf, about the injury of a 96-year-old passenger, who required medical treatment. The ship returned to the port of Piraeus in order to disembark the injured person, who was picked up by an ambulance and taken to the Piraeus General Hospital. A preliminary investigation is being conducted by the 1st Tzelepi Port Department of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus, while the ferry continued its scheduled route.