Withdrawal of nearly a thousand people from ship in Greece after bomb threat

Ua ship with 875 passengers and 83 crew members, which was about to leave the port of Piraeus towards several Greek islands, was evacuated today after a bomb threat.

A stranger called a passenger warning that a bomb was about to explode, reported to the Greek news agency AMNA.

The passenger, who did not recognize the voice of the caller, warned the crew, who ordered the evacuation of the vessel.

The ship was inspected by Greek Coast Guard officers with the help of sniffing dogs trained to detect explosives.

So far, the outcome of the investigation has not been disclosed.

The ‘Blue Star 1’ had planned departure from Piraeus, the largest port in Greece, to the islands of Siros, Patmos, Leros, Kos and Rhodes.

Bomb threats on ships in Greece are not frequent, although some incidents have occurred in the past, all have turned out to be false alarms.

This threat occurs at a time when dozens of false bomb alerts have left several European airlines and airports alerted.