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Explosion Reported on Greek-owned Ship Off Yemen
An explosion was reported near a Greek-owned merchant vessel off the coast of the port city of Aden, Yemen on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
The news...
Greece Set to Host EU Red Sea Operation HQ
The EU's naval mission to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea will be headquartered in Larissa, Greece, the bloc's defense ministers agreed on...
The Giant Whale That Terrorized Constantinople
Under Byzantine (Eastern Roman) rule, the inhabitants of Constantinople faced many threats. The Avars, Sassanids, Slavs, Crusaders, and Ottomans all laid siege to the...
14th-Century Shipboard Cannon May be Europe’s Oldest
A rare shipboard cannon, discovered beneath the sea near Sweden, could be the oldest ship gun in Europe. Inside this remarkable find, scientists discovered...
Could the Coast Guard Have Averted the Migrant Boat Disaster in Greece?
Questions are being raised in Greece over whether the Coast Guard could have done more to prevent the migrant boat tragedy that claimed the...
Hundreds Feared Dead in Migrant Boat Disaster Off Greece
Hundreds of migrants are feared dead after the sinking of a migrant boat off southern Greece early on Wednesday in one of the deadliest...
Three Historical Shipwrecks Discovered in the Mediterranean
An international group of scientists made an exciting discovery recently: while exploring underwater in the Mediterranean they found three shipwrecks which have been lying...
Greek-led Naval Force Seizes Weapon Cache on Way to Libya
Greek-led Operation IRINI proceeded with the seizure of the commercial vessel MV Meerdijk on October 11. According to an announcement made on Wednesday, the...
Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU’s Operation ‘Irini’ Off Libya
Greek commodore Stylianos Dimopoulos has taken over the command of the EU's Operation "Irini" deployed off Libya in the Central Mediterranean.
Operation Irini was launched...
Melina Travlos Becomes First Female Leader of Greek Shipowners
Melina Travlos became on Thursday the first female president of the powerful Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) in its 106-year history.
Travlos, who runs vehicle...