{"id":22286,"date":"2026-09-25T08:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/fire-erupts-aboard-cargo-ship-north-of-mykonos-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:37:40","slug":"fire-erupts-aboard-cargo-ship-north-of-mykonos-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/fire-erupts-aboard-cargo-ship-north-of-mykonos-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire erupts aboard cargo ship north of Mykonos \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major firefighting operation is underway in the Aegean after a fire broke out aboard the Greek flagged Ro-Ro cargo vessel BLUE CARRIER 2 north of Mykonos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessel was carrying 166 trucks and 29 passenger vehicles, with 29 people on board, including 28 crew members and one passenger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four Coast Guard vessels, a patrol vessel, firefighting boats from Syros and Lavrio, and a firefighting vessel from Piraeus have been deployed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tugboats, private vessels and nearby ships are also assisting, while the firefighting and salvage vessel AIGAION PELAGOS is sailing from Piraeus to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities are continuing efforts to contain the blaze and assess the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#Mykonos #Greece #GreekShipping #AegeanSea #CargoShip #HellenicCoastGuard #BreakingNews #GreeceNews #GreekNews #RoRo<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\taegean sea, BLUE CARRIER 2, cargo ship, Cyclades, fire, Greece, Greece news, Greek shipping, hellenic coast guard, maritime incident, mykonos, Ro-Ro ship\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/25\/fire-cargo-ship-north-mykonos-blue-carrier-2\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major firefighting operation is underway in the Aegean after a fire broke out aboard the Greek flagged Ro-Ro cargo vessel BLUE CARRIER 2 north of Mykonos. The vessel was carrying 166 trucks and 29 passenger vehicles, with 29 people on board, including 28 crew members and one passenger. 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