He was heading to start his shift in the engine room — 20-year-old killed on Blue Star Chios after being trapped in watertight door

In a tragic twist of fate, the 20-year-old who mislaid his beingness connected the Blue Star Chios had lone conscionable boarded the vessel to instrumentality up his work connected displacement successful the motor room.

According to the latest information, the 20-year-old seaman, a unit subordinate of the passenger-car ferry Blue Star Chios, was crushed by a watertight sliding doorway successful the ship’s ground-level garage, soon earlier the scheduled departure from Rhodes to Piraeus.

The young antheral was heading toward the motor country to commencement his displacement when, according to reports, the doorway opened, helium entered, but past became trapped arsenic the doorway closed connected him, fatally injuring him.

Initial assessments suggest that portion of his covering whitethorn person been caught successful the door, preventing him from freeing himself earlier it unopen completely.

Immediately upon the ship’s accomplishment astatine Piraeus, an EKAB ambulance was called, which took the injured antheral to the hospital. Despite doctors’ efforts, his beingness could not beryllium saved.

The Hellenic Coast Guard is conducting a preliminary probe into the nonstop circumstances of the accident, portion the competent authoritative has besides been informed.

Blue Star’s announcement regarding the decease of the 20-year-old seaman

“This greeting astatine 08:00, connected the Blue Star Chios operating the Rhodes–Piraeus route, a seaman of the vas was recovered — unconscious — trapped successful a watertight sliding door. The ship’s unit instantly proceeded to escaped him and administered archetypal aid.

Right aft the ship’s accomplishment astatine the larboard of Piraeus astatine 09:15, the seaman was taken by an EKAB ambulance to a hospital, wherever his decease was confirmed.

The Blue Star household is profoundly shaken and expresses its condolences to the seaman’s loved ones.

The institution is cooperating with the competent Authorities for the probe of the circumstances of this tragic incident.”

Twenty-four-hour onslaught by seafarers’ unions connected Blue Star Chios

The Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Engineers (PEMEN) and the Panhellenic Union of Lower Engine Room Crew of the Merchant Navy “The STEPHENSON” declared a 24-hour onslaught connected the passenger-car ferry Blue Star Chios, from 11:00 contiguous until 11:00 tomorrow, Thursday, September 25.