According to daily Kathimerini, coast guard officers launched a search of the vessel after an unidentified caller warned a passenger on board that a bomb was about to explode, Anadolu Agency reported.
No explosive device was found during the inspection, the report said.
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The ferry was scheduled to sail to the island of Rhodes, with stops in Syros, Patmos, Leros and Kos. It had 83 crew members on board and was carrying 89 passenger cars, 12 motorcycles, 110 trucks and a minibus.
The evacuation comes after several passenger flights across Europe faced reported bomb threats last week, prompting emergency landings, diversions, military escorts and security checks at airports in several countries.
