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Girl, 6, Drowns In Migrant Boat Sinking
In yet another episode of people trying to enter Greece unlawfully, a 6-year-old girl drowned when a small boat crammed with immigrants trying to...
10 Syrian Seamen Missing After 2 Cargo Ships Collide off Southern Greece; 1 Ship Sinks
Greek authorities say ten Syrian seamen are missing after two cargo ships collided off southern Greece and one of them sank.
A Merchant Marine Ministry...
Greek Seamen End Strike, Return to Work
Reluctantly obeying a civil mobilization order issued by the government, striking Greek seamen went back to work on Feb. 6 rather than face the...
Illegal Fuel Trade Moves to Ships
A leveling of Greece's special consumption tax on diesel with that of heating oil hasn't stopped illegal fuel trading and government officials are...
Greek Shipowners Will Pay Taxes
Greek shipowners, whose industry had remained untaxed despite the country's crushing economic crisis, have reportedly agreed to stay paying on their vessels registered abroad...
Three Arrested Over Migrant Boat Smuggling
Three men, believed to be members of a migrant-smuggling ring, were arrested after an incident on Jan. 5 in which 37 illegal migrants were...
1 Dead, 4 Tourists Injured in Island of Kos Boat Blast
Authorities in Greece say the captain of a boat has been killed and four tourists have been injured in an explosion off the island...
World’s Oldest Shipwreck Is at Dokos Island, Greece
The 4,200-year-old shipwreck off the tiny island of Dokos near Greece's Hydra is believed to be the oldest shipwreck ever discovered.
The wreck, located about...
Cavafy: The Greek Poet Master at Saying a Lot with Very Little
Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis brought an international aura to modern Greek poetry, by being a master at saying a lot with very little.
Divers Can Now Explore Four Ancient Shipwrecks in Greece
Four stunning ancient shipwrecks off central Greece can now be explored by amateur divers, the Ministry of Culture announced recently.
The shipwrecks at the sites...


