BLUE STAR MYCONOS

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Ferry delayed due to trouble with passenger destinations

On the evening of April 21, the Port Authority of Syros was informed by the captain of the passenger 'Blue Star Myconos', which was operating a scheduled route from Thessaloniki to Lemnos, Agios Efstratios, Mytilene, Chios, Vathy, Karlovassi, Fournous, Evdilos, Mykonos, Syros and Piraeus, of the existence of passengers who, while holding a ticket with a destination to the port of Syros, were going to remain on board in order to disembark at the port of Piraeus. Upon the arrival at the port of Syros, a team of the Syros Port Authority, in the presence of ship officers, conducted a ticket check on the ship as well as a count of disembarked and embarked passengers, while prior to the arrival, relevant announcements had been made to inform the passengers. During the check, it was found that 290 passengers disembarked with a final destination of Syros and 985 passengers embarked with a destination of the port of Piraeus. The ship sailed at 11:05 p.m. instead of 9.50 p.m. as scheduled, for the port of Piraeus with a total of 1,862 passengers on board. The Ministry of Merchant Shipping and Island Policy granted approval, and the ferry 'Blue Star Paros' set sail from Syros to Piraeus on an emergency basis, to cover the coastal ferry needs of the passengers of the “'Blue Star Myconos', The ship embarked 155 passengers for the port of Piraeus.

Ferry suffered ramp damage

On March 11 at noon, the Port Authority of Tzelepis was informed that a failure occurred on the vehicles ramp of the 'Blue Star Myconos' upon its arrival at the port, en route from the ports of Vathy, Samos, Karlovasi, Evdilos, Mykonos and Syros. The ferry disembarked 360 passengers. The Port Department of Tzelepi of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus initially prohibited the sailing of the ship. After the damage was repaired and a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the classification society that monitors it, the sailings were allowed to be continued.

Ferry skipped port due to unsafe conditions

On the morning of Nov 21, 2024, the Port Authority of Agios Efstratios was informed by the master of the'Blue Star Mykonos', which was performing its scheduled route from Kavala to Myrina – Agios Efstratios – Mytilini – Chios – Vathi – Karlovasi – Fourni – Agios Kyrykos – Mykonos – Syros and Piraeus, that its approach to the port was deemed unsafe due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the area. The ship continued its route for the port of Mytilene. Four passengers and two trucks were waiting to disembark on the ship.