Blood Vessel (2019) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Malone, the captain of the hospital ship, falls while attempting to climb aboard the German minesweeper. He slips and is killed by the ship's spinning propellers. This tragic accident occurs just as the survivors think they've found rescue, setting the tone for the doomed nature of the vessel.

Foreshadowing: The minesweeper drifts silently and abandoned, already hinting that something is wrong before anyone boards.

• malone
• death
• minesweeper
• propellers
• boarding accident

The German crew was slaughtered by the Strigoi. The survivors find mutilated bodies throughout the ship, some burned in the furnace, others dead in the bridge area. The steering wheel was chained in place, suggesting a desperate attempt to prevent the ship from moving as the crew was being hunted or overtaken.

Foreshadowing: The chained steering wheel and eerie silence hint at a violent struggle that occurred before the survivors arrived.

• german crew
• strigoi
• killed
• abandoned ship
• minesweeper

Mya is a young Romanian girl who is actually a Strigoi, one of the ancient vampire-like creatures the Nazis discovered. She was being transported aboard the minesweeper, likely as part of the Nazi's occult experiments. She speaks Romanian and emerges from the galley, leading the survivors to the locked room where the German survivor and the Strigoi artifacts are kept.

Foreshadowing: Mya reflexively bites Jane when she appears, showing her true nature early on.

• mya
• strigoi
• romanian girl
• vampire
• creature

The Strigoi are ancient vampire-like creatures from Romanian folklore that feed on blood. According to the documents and tome found in the captain's cabin, they are shapeshifters capable of controlling minds. The Nazis uncovered them during excavations and were transporting two of them, the Patriarch and the Matriarch, aboard the minesweeper when the supernatural outbreak occurred.

Foreshadowing: The mysterious artifacts, sarcophagi, and tome depicting monstrous creatures foreshadow the true nature of the threat.

• strigoi
• vampires
• monsters
• shapeshifters
• mind control
• romanian folklore

The German crew member hiding in the locked room knows what Mya truly is, a Strigoi. When she leads the survivors to his door, he attempts to shoot her to prevent her from reaching him or freeing whatever lies in the storage room. However, his aim is off and he accidentally kills Jackson instead, before Teplov kills him.

Foreshadowing: The German's extreme terror at the sight of a young girl hints at supernatural danger long before Mya's true nature is revealed.

• german survivor
• mya
• shooting
• jackson death
• strigoi

Inside the wooden sarcophagus is a male Strigoi, referred to as the Patriarch. Bigelow opens it out of greed, thinking there might be treasure, but disturbs the sleeping creature, which awakens and kills him. Sinclair barely manages to trap the creature behind a locked door before it can escape.

Foreshadowing: The heavy wooden boxes and mysterious containers suggest something valuable, and dangerous, lies within the storage area.

• sarcophagus
• patriarch
• bigelow
• creature
• awakened
• strigoi

Mya's transformation is triggered when the Patriarch awakens from his sarcophagus. As a Strigoi, she is connected to the others of her kind, and their awakening activates her bloodlust. She lunges at Jane, but Teplov intervenes and shoots her, driving her back. This reveals her true nature to the survivors.

Foreshadowing: Mya's earlier reflexive bite on Jane foreshadows her predatory nature.

• mya
• transformation
• attack jane
• patriarch
• awakened
• strigoi

The Patriarch gains psychic control over Faraday after Mya bites him. The bite creates a link that allows the Strigoi Patriarch to possess and control Faraday remotely, turning him into a threat from within the group. The survivors must kill the possessed Faraday to stop him from harming them.

Foreshadowing: Faraday's bite wound and subsequent strange behavior hint at something more than a normal infection.

• patriarch
• faraday
• control
• possession
• bite
• psychic link

After the Patriarch bites Jane's neck, he establishes a psychic link with her, compelling her to help free him and the Matriarch from confinement. This bite is part of a ritual that gives him influence over her mind, forcing Jane to assist in his escape despite her own will.

Foreshadowing: The bite on Jane's neck mirrors the earlier bites and establishes the psychic connection that will control her.

• jane
• patriarch
• compulsion
• bite
• psychic link
• free
• matriarch

Jane is infected when the Patriarch bites her during the ritual to free himself. After the explosion and while in the water, she reveals her infection by biting Sinclair's neck, killing him. She then conceals her condition and is rescued by the British ship, leaving the Strigoi threat potentially spreading to new victims.

Foreshadowing: The earlier psychic link through bite establishes Jane the's eventual transformation.

• jane
• infection
• bite sinclair
• rescued
• ending
• strigoi

Teplov stays behind to detonate a warhead in the munitions storage, knowing it will kill the remaining Strigoi, the Patriarch and any infected crew, but also sacrifice his own life. He uses a crucifix for protection while setting the explosion, allowing Sinclair and Jane to escape into the water before the ship is destroyed.

Foreshadowing: Teplov's earlier training with the holy weapons and his understanding of the Strigoi threat prepare him for this final act.

• teplov
• sacrifice
• warhead
• detonation
• explosion
• patriarch

The Nazis were conducting occult excavations and collecting ancient supernatural items, including sarcophagi containing the Strigoi (the Patriarch and Matriarch) and a thick tome describing the creatures. The photographs and documents found in the captain's cabin show Nazi soldiers unearthing these artifacts. The Germans were transporting them, likely for study or weaponization.

Foreshadowing: The heavy wooden crates, gold, and mysterious containers in the storage room represent the Nazi's occult discoveries.

• nazi
• artifacts
• sarcophagi
• occult
• strigoi
• collection
• tome

Jackson is killed accidentally by the German survivor who is hiding in the locked room. When the survivors pry open the door, the German, terrified at the sight of Mya, attempts to shoot her but misses and shoots Jackson in the chest instead. Teplov then kills the German in response.

Foreshadowing: The German's extreme fear of Mya hints at her dangerous nature before the shooting occurs.

• jackson
• death
• german survivor
• shooting
• accident