BLUE STAR DELOS

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Rope fouled propeller

During the mooring process of the 'Blue Star Delos' in the port of Mytilene on the morning of April 7, 2024, a mooring cable jammed the starboard side propeller. The ship docked at the port, where it safely disembarked 260 passengers, 29 trucks, 29 cars and five two-wheelers. The Central Port Authority of Mytilini banned the ship from sailing. A diver inspected the propeller and untangled the rope, with no other damage noted. Upon presentation of a sailing certificate by the classification society monitoring the ship, the ban was lifted, and the ferry departed the port for Chios, Vathi, Karlovasi, Fournos, Evdilos Ikarias, Mykonos, Syros, and Piraeus with 175 passengers, 55 vehicles, 10 trucks and 22 two-wheelers on board. When the ship docked in the port of Piraeus, a ban on sailing was again implemented, until the inspection by the classification society monitoring the ship and the presentation of a certificate of saeaworthiness and class maintenance.

Medevac in Lavrio

The Port Authority of Lavrio was informed in the morning of Sep 14, 2023, of an emergency approach of the 'Blue Star Delos' at the port of Lavrio to disembark a 77-year-old passenger who was in need of medical care. The patient was picked up by an ambulance in order to be transferred to the Ippokrateio General Hospital, while the ship departed to continue on its scheduled route.

Trainee engineer injured aboard ferry

In the evening of June 16, 2023, the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was informed that crew memberof the 'Blue Star Delos', a trainee engineer, was injured on board, according to the Master's logbook. According to a medical certificate-opinion from a private hospital, the injured person had a knee injury. A preliminary investigation is carried out by the Port Authority.