# Blue Star Patmos
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{{Short description|Greek ropax fast ferry}}
{{Infobox ship|display_title=ital|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image =Blue Star Patmos arriving in Rhodes 1 August 2025.jpg
| image_caption = ''Blue Star Patmos'' arriving at [Rhodes](/source/Rhodes)
}}|section2={{Infobox ship/career
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| name = ''Blue Star Patmos'' (2012–present)
| owner = [Attica Group](/source/Attica_Group) (2012–present)
| operator = [Blue Star Ferries](/source/Blue_Star_Ferries) (2012–present)
| registry = [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus), {{flag|Greece}} (2012–Present)
| builder = [Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering](/source/Daewoo_Shipbuilding_%26_Marine_Engineering) (DSME), South Korea
| yard_number = 7510
| launched = 27 June 2011
| completed = 12 June 2012
| identification =
* [IMO](/source/IMO_number): 9565041
* [MMSI](/source/MMSI_number): 241159000
* Call sign: SVBF8
| status = In service
}}|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| type = [Ro-Pax](/source/Ro-ro) ferry
| tonnage = {{GT|18664}}
| length = {{convert|145.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|23.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| draft = {{convert|5.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| propulsion = 4 × MAN 16V32/40 diesel engines
| power = {{cvt|32000|kW}}
| speed = {{convert|26|kn|lk=in}} (max)
| capacity =
* 2,000 passengers
* 430 cars (600 [lane meter](/source/lane_meter)s)
}}}}
'''''Blue Star Patmos''''' is a fast [ferry](/source/ferry) operated by the Greek company Blue Star Ferries. Built between 2010 and 2012 by Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea, it has been sailing since July 2012 on Blue Star Ferries routes in the [Aegean Sea](/source/Aegean_Sea).
== History ==
=== Origins and construction ===
At the dawn of the 2010s, Blue Star Ferries considered strengthening its fleet dedicated to serving the [Aegean Sea](/source/Aegean_Sea) archipelagos. Throughout the previous decade, the company had expanded its network with the opening of new routes to the [Dodecanese](/source/Dodecanese) and the [North Aegean](/source/North_Aegean), in addition to its long-standing connections with the [Cyclades](/source/Cyclades). With this promising outlook, the shipping company placed an order for two new ferries with the South Korean shipyard [Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering](/source/Daewoo_Shipbuilding_%26_Marine_Engineering) (DSME).
Based on the design of the three previous Blue Star ferries—''Ithaki'', ''Paros'', and ''Naxos'' —also built by the same shipyards, the new vessels represent a significant evolution compared to their predecessors. In addition to being larger and faster, they are also much more comfortable, despite a deliberately compact size to allow easy access to all ports.
The second of them, named ''Blue Star Patmos'', was [laid down](/source/Keel_laying) at Okpo on June 23, 2010, and launched on June 27, 2011. After finishing work, it was delivered to Blue Star Ferries on June 12, 2012.
=== Service ===
After leaving South Korea to reach Greece, ''Blue Star Patmos'' arrived for the first time at [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus) on July 9, 2012. The ship was then put into service on July 10, initially between Piraeus and the North Aegean.
During a technical stop in spring 2020, the ship was fitted with scrubbers, a flue gas cleaning device designed to reduce its sulfur emissions. Their installation required the enlargement of the funnel, which appears more massive, while retaining its original shape.
On August 30, 2017, while entering the port of Ios, ''Blue Star Patmos'' ran aground in shallow waters at around 1:30 a.m. The 205 passengers and 87 crew members were safely evacuated and brought ashore by other ships and fishing boats that had responded to the distress call.[{{Cite web |last=Lion |first=Patrick |date=2017-08-31 |title=Hundreds stranded as tourist ship is evacuated when it ran aground in darkness |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hundreds-evacuated-one-largest-greek-11085440 |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en}}] ''Blue Star Patmos'' was refloated on September 8 and taken to Piraeus. It was then repaired at the [Perama](/source/Perama) shipyard.[{{Cite web |date=2017-09-08 |title=Blue Star Patmos ferry towed back to Piraeus {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/221501/blue-star-patmos-ferry-towed-back-to-piraeus/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}]
During a technical stop in spring 2020, the ship was fitted with [scrubbers](/source/Scrubbers_on_ships), a flue gas cleaning device designed to reduce its [sulfur emissions](/source/sulfur_emissions). Their installation required the enlargement of the funnel, which appears more massive, while retaining its original shape.[{{Cite web |date=2020-06-23 |title=Blue Star Patmos - δοκιμαστικό σήμερα για το πλοίο, ετοιμάζεται να δρομολογηθεί - Αρχιπέλαγος, Η 1η ναυτιλιακή πύλη ενημέρωσης στην Ελλάδα |url=https://arxipelagos.gr/blue-star-patmos-%ce%b4%ce%bf%ce%ba%ce%b9%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c-%cf%83%ce%ae%ce%bc%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b1-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%80%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%af%ce%bf-%ce%b5%cf%84/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |language=el}}]
== Facilities ==
''Blue Star Patmos'' has ten decks. Passenger quarters cover all of decks 6, 7 and 8. The crew is housed on the forward section of deck 5. Decks 3 and 4 are entirely dedicated to the garage, as well as the aft section of deck 5 and the forward sections of decks 1 and 2.
=== Common areas ===
The common area facilities aboard ''Blue Star Patmos'' are located on decks 6, 7 and 8. The ship is equipped with a snack bar at the rear, a self-service restaurant and a lounge reserved for economy class on deck 6, a lounge and bar reserved for business class as well as an outdoor bar on deck 7 and finally, several outdoor areas on deck 8. The ship also has a shop.
=== Cabins ===
''Blue Star Patmos'' has 90 cabins located mostly on deck 7 but also on deck 8, towards the front of the ship. Accommodating two to four people, all cabins have private bathrooms including shower, toilet and sink.
== Features ==
The vessel is {{convert|145.90|m|ftin|sp=us}} long and {{convert|23.20|m|ftin|sp=us}} wide, and assessed at {{GT|18664|disp=long}}. The ship has a passenger capacity of 2,000 and a garage with space for 600 vehicles spread over three and a half levels. The garage is accessible via two ramp doors located at the [stern](/source/stern). ''Blue Star Patmos'' is powered by four MAN-B&W 16V32/40 [diesel engine](/source/diesel_engine)s, each producing {{convert|32000|kW}} of power, driving two propellers that propel the vessel at a maximum speed of {{convert|26|kn|lk=in}}. The ship carries four large [lifeboats](/source/Lifeboat_(shipboard)), a [rigid inflatable rescue boat](/source/rigid_inflatable_boat), and several [life raft](/source/life_raft)s. Since 2020, ''Blue Star Patmos'' has been equipped with scrubbers, a system designed to reduce its sulfur emissions.
== Routes served ==
Since its commissioning, ''Blue Star Patmos'' has been assigned to the Blue Star Ferries lines in the Aegean Sea and serves the archipelagos of the Cyclades, the Dodecanese or the North Aegean from Piraeus depending on the period.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:214041/mmsi:241159000/imo:9565041 MarineTraffic: Blue Star Patmos]
* [https://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=9565041&lang=en The Ferry Site: Blue Star Patmos History]
Category:2011 ships
Category:Ferries of Greece
Category:Ships of Blue Star Ferries
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