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Animals
Whale’s Majestic Move Brings Dramatic End to Marine Rescue
A whale’s majestic move has brought a dramatic end to a marine rescue mission off the coast of Texada Island in Western Canada.
The mammal was intertwined last Friday in the ropes of a large buoy from prawn-harvesting gear.
Canadian officials...
Greece
Turkey's Erdogan Orders Coastgard to Stop Migrant Boats Crossing the Aegean
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the Turkish Coastguard to stop allowing immigrants to attempt to cross the Aegean Sea in order to reach EU shores, it was made public on Friday.
The Turkish Coast Guard posted on Twitter that...
Business
Greek Shipowners Donate 10 Patrol Boats to the Hellenic Coast Guard
The Union of Greek Shipowners (EEE) donated to the country's Coast Guard 10 state-of-the-art high-speed boats that will be built in Greece based on an Icelandic design, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday.
The statement was made following a...
Greece
Dozens of Traditional Boats Celebrate Greece's Seafaring Heritage (photos)
Dozens of traditional wooden boats of different sizes gathered at the Aegean island of Paros last weekend in celebration of traditional sailing vessels.
Caïques for fishing, transport, even for recreation docked at the picturesque port of Naoussa in Paros before...