One year later, the Ottoman forces disembarked on the island of Chios, massacred more than 30,000 Greek inhabitants, and captured about 50,000 who were sold as slaves in İzmir and Istanbul.

[1] After the Chios massacre, the Greek revolutionary government managed to gather a significant amount of money (342,000 kuruş) in order to outfit its ships and attack the Ottoman fleet.

[2] At the end of May, the Greek captains from Psara and Hydra decided to burn the Ottoman flagship by using fire ships.

The two fire ships would be accompanied by four Greek vessels that would gather the sailors of the fireboats after the completion of the operation.

Andreas Pipinos tried to burn the rear admiral's flagship, but although some damage was caused, it did not sink, as the crew realized the danger quickly and saw off the fire ship.