Greek authorities evacuated 875 passengers from the Blue Star 1 in Piraeus on Monday after a bomb warning, and the ferry was expected to sail after a search found no device, Greek public broadcaster ERT reported.
Anadolu Agency, citing Kathimerini, reported that 83 crew members were aboard in addition to the passengers. The agency listed the ferry’s planned stops as Syros, Patmos, Leros, Kos and Rhodes.
ERT attributed details of the warning to information from the Hellenic Coast Guard. An unidentified caller told a passenger that a bomb would explode aboard, and the warning reached port officials through the ferry’s crew, ERT reported.
Coast Guard officers and explosives specialists searched the vessel. ERT, citing the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), reported that no device was found and the ferry remained scheduled to depart after the search.
