Safety · Piraeus
Piraeus bomb threat on the Blue Star 1 ferry ends as a prank call, 875 passengers evacuated
Authorities found nothing suspicious on the Blue Star 1 ferry in Piraeus after a bomb warning that proved to be a prank call. All 875 passengers and 83 crew members had been taken off the ship before the search.
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In brief
An unknown caller phoned a passenger on the Blue Star 1 and warned of a bomb, and the call was later reported to be a prank in Piraeus on 9 November.
For safety reasons, all 875 passengers and the 83 crew members on board were taken off the ferry before its scheduled 18:00 sailing from Piraeus.
Bomb disposal experts, Coast Guard officers and a trained detection dog searched the ship, and the alarm ended without any suspicious object being found.
The threat call
On the afternoon of Monday, 9 November, an alarm sounded at the port of Piraeus after a call warned of an explosive device aboard the Blue Star 1 ferry. According to information from the Hellenic Coast Guard, an unknown person phoned a passenger on the ship and said a bomb was about to go off. The passenger alerted the crew at once, and the port authorities were then informed.
Evacuation
For safety reasons, all 875 passengers were disembarked, and the 83 crew members on board also left the vessel. The ship was due to sail at 18:00 on a scheduled route to Syros, Patmos, Leros, Kos and Rhodes, and one report placed its departure at Pier E1. The disembarkation took place before the scheduled sailing, which left the passengers facing considerable disruption and hardship.
- Passengers
- 875 people
- Crew members
- 83 people
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Search and outcome
A team of bomb disposal experts, supported by Coast Guard officers and a specially trained detection dog, inspected the vessel. Officers from the Coast Guard's Special Missions Unit also rushed to the port. The inspection found nothing suspicious, and the alarm was ended. In.gr reported that the call turned out to be a prank by an unidentified person.
Departure status
Earlier reports said the ferry's departure would remain pending until the checks were complete. The sources available do not confirm when the sailing resumed, so the timing of the rescheduled departure remains unclear.
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Sources and context
- in.grAlarm ends at the port of Piraeus - Bomb call on Blue Star 1 was a prankΛήξη συναγερμού στο λιμάνι του Πειραιά - Φάρσα το τηλεφώνημα για βόμβα στο Blue Star1 - Ταλαιπωρία για 875 επιβάτες · original in Greek
- ΣΚΑΪPiraeus: Bomb threat on Blue Star 1Πειραιάς: Απειλή για βόμβα στο Blue Star 1 - Αποβιβάστηκαν 875 επιβάτες · original in Greek
- Η ΝαυτεμπορικήPiraeus: Bomb threat on Blue Star 1Πειραιάς: Απειλή για βόμβα στο Blue Star 1 - Αποβιβάστηκαν 875 επιβάτες · original in Greek
- in.grAlarm at the port of Piraeus - Bomb call on Blue Star 1Συναγερμός στο λιμάνι του Πειραιά - Τηλεφώνημα για βόμβα στο Blue Star 1 · original in Greek
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- Piraeus
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