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Fishing Boat and Water Tanker Collision Near Aegina Leaves Two Dead

Authorities have reported that a collision between a fishing boat and water tanker has resulted in the death of two people when the fishing vessel, “Panayiotis" sank after the accident. The incident took place off the Saronic Gulf island of...

Judge Decides 77-Year-Old Captain of Aegina Boat Tragedy be Remanded

The judge of the Piraeus Council of Misdemeanors has decided that Thrasyvoulos Lykourezos, the 77-year-old who was allegedly the captain of the speedboat that collided with a tourist boat killing 4 people off the coast of Aegina on August...

Conservative ND MPs Seek Answers for the Aegina Speedboat Tragedy

Conservative main opposition New Democracy party deputies signed a group letter addressed to Shipping and Island Policy Minister Thodoris Dritsas. The letter calls on the minister to explain the three-hour absence of the Coast Guard concerning the location and arrest of the...

Aegina Crash Captain Held Boat License Despite Disabilities

Thrasyvoulos Lykourezos, the captain of the speedboat crash that killed four people on the island of Aegina, is staying at his luxury apartment in Kolonaki following a disagreement between the police investigator and prosecutor on whether he should be...

Aegina Boat Captain Released on Probation

Thrasyvoulos Lykourezos, the 77-year-old captain of the speedboat that killed 4 people on Aegina, including a 5-year-old girl, was released on probation, after a marathon hearing. Lykourezos is charged for involuntary manslaughter for driving a speedboat into a tourist boat...

Shipping Ministry Mulls Bolstering Marine Laws After Aegina Speedboat Crash

People need to adopt a different mentality on marine and traffic security to avoid tragic incidents similar to the speedboat crash in Aegina, as well as strengthen existing rules, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas told the Athens-Macedonian news agency on...

Greek Coast Guard Arrests Speedboat Captain Who Caused Fatal Collision (video)

Thrasyvoulos Lykourenzos, the 77-year-old captain of the speedboat that rammed a tourist boat causing the death of four people and leaving two seriously injured, was arrested late in the afternoon on Tuesday. He was taken to the Aegina Coast...

Greece Speedboat-Tourist Vessel Collision: Four Dead, Including Child, in Crash off Aegina

A collision between a speedboat and a tourist vessel off Aegina on Tuesday afternoon left four people dead, including a five-year-old child. Another five injured, two seriously, were rushed to a hospital in Athens. Search efforts are on to find...

Earthquake of 3.9 Richter Magnitude Between Aegina and Salamina

An earthquake of 4.2 Richter magnitude occurred right before 5pm on Sunday afternoon. According to first estimates the earthquake was 4.2 on the Richter Scale, however the Institute of Geodynamics classified the earthquake at 3.9. The earthquake occurred 25 kilometers Southwest of Athens, Greece,...

Burglars Kill and Burn Two People in Greece

Greek Police found the incinerated bodies of a man and a woman in their home on the island of Aegina early Tuesday morning. A 71-year-old woman and her 44-year-old nephew were found with third degree burns at their home in Agioi...