BLUE STAR CHIOS

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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.

Ferry suffered ramp trouble

On the evening of July 14, 2024, the Port Authority of Heraklion was informed that, during the mooring manoever at the port, the 'Blue Star Chios' was unable to open the main ramp for the vehicles. The ship was operating a scheduled route from the port of Rhodes to Chalkis, Karpathos, Kasos and Sitia with 301 passengers, 38 passenger vehicles, 15 trucks, one bus and seven two-wheelers on board. The ramp was opened a short time later and the passengers as well as the vehicles were safely disembarked at the port. The Central Port Authority of Heraklion initially prohibited the sailing of the ship. After repairs and presenting a certificate of class maintenance by the monitoring classification society, it was allowed to continue sailing to the ports of Anafi, Thira and Piraeus.

Ferry assisted troubled Austrian yacht

On the afternoon of June 16, the Port Authority of Sitia was informed about an Austrian sailing vessel with a mechanical damage and limited use of sails 3.7 nautical miles east of Crete. The 'BLue Star Chios', which was performing a scheduled route from the port of Kasos to the port of Sitia, was asked to assist and located the yacht with one Austrian on board in good health, and remained on the scene for possible assistance. The yacht headed to the fishing port of Kouremenou, with the assistance of the fishing vessel 'Anna D' The Port Authority of Sitias banned the boatl from sailing, until a certificate of repair of the damage was presented.