Ariadne

On the morning of Aug 31, the Chios Port Authority was informed by the JRCC of the Hellenic Coastal Maritime Police Headquarters that a 32-year-old Turkish national fell into the sea from the 'Ariadne' east of Chios. The ferry had sailed from the port of Chios bound for the port of Mytilene. Immediately, under the coordination of the JRCC, an SAR operation was launched by three patrol boats of the Maritime Police (HCMP), two NATO ships, a Maritime Police Helicopter and an Air Force helicopter. The search ended with negative results. A preliminary investigation was launched the Central Port Authority of Mytilene.

On the evening of Aug 20, 2025, the Port Authority of Chios was informed that a passenger of the 'Ariadne', which was operating a scheduled route from Mytilene to the port of Chios, experienced a fainting episode and required immediate hospital treatment. Upon the arrival of the ship at the port of Chios, the man was picked up by an ambulance and transferred to the General Hospital of Chios for the provision of medical treatment.

On the evening of July 14, 2025m the Tzelepi Port Authority was informed by the 'Ariadne', which had sailed from the port of Piraeus for Chios-Mytilene and was sailing in the Saronic Gulf, about the injury of a 96-year-old passenger, who required medical treatment. The ship returned to the port of Piraeus in order to disembark the injured person, who was picked up by an ambulance and taken to the Piraeus General Hospital. A preliminary investigation is being conducted by the 1st Tzelepi Port Department of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus, while the ferry continued its scheduled route.

The Port Authority of Patras was informed on May 24, 2023, at noon by the Master of the 'Ariadne' about the injury of a 77-year-old passenger. The woman was injured, inside the ship on her way to the ship's car deck at the berth of the ship in the port of Patras. She was transferred to the General Hospital of Patras and then by ambulance to the University General Hospital of Patras. A preliminary investigation was carried out by the Port Authority.

On Feb 19, 2023, at noon, the Perama Port Authority was informed abouat a collision of the ferry "Rigel II' (IMO: 7826788) with the 'Ariadne', which was moving from the Perama floating tank. During its mooring maneuvers in the Perama repair zone, being towed by two tugs and assisted by another tug, it collided with the port side of the ferry, causing damage to the railings and the MES system (abandon ship system). The Perama Port Department of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, the ships were banned from sailing until seaworthiness certificates have been presented by the attending classifiers.

The Port Authority of Poros Kefallinia was informed on Oct 5, 2021, at noon, that a 45-year-old passenger of the'ariadne' which was located 5 nautical miles south of the port of Poros Kefallinia, needed immediate hospital treatment. The ferry sailed safely to the port of Poros, Kefallinia, where the patient was picked up by an ambulance and transported to the General Hospital of Kefallinia.