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First Thessaloniki-Smyrna Ferry Starts Service on Monday
On Monday, October 10th, the passenger ferry Smyrna di Levante of Levante Ferries starts its maiden voyage to Smyrna (İzmir) from Thessaloniki. This is the first time in recent memory that a ferry link from Thessaloniki to Smyrna has...
Cyprus
Revived Cyprus-Greece Ferry Sets Record Number of Passengers
The revived Cyprus-Greece ferry, which set sail in mid-June, saw its final return voyage for this season. The ferry left Piraeus on Friday and arrived in Limassol on Saturday.
After conducting a total of 22 round trips, Cyprus' Deputy Minister...
Greek News
Risk of Fires Elevated in Greece Due to Blistering Winds, Heatwave
Authorities in Greece issued warnings of fires this weekend as the country is experiencing blistering winds and high temperatures.
As seen in the video, the Sifnos Jet ferry is struggling to maintain the course as it sails full of passengers...
Cyprus
173 Passengers on the Maiden Voyage of the Cyprus to Greece Ferry
The first ferry trip between Cyprus and Greece in 21 years was hailed as “very positive” by the Cypriot deputy shipping minister Vassilis Demetriades on Monday.
Motorcyclists, pensioners, nervous flyers, and students are just some of the 173 people who...
Greek News
First Cyprus-Greece Ferry in 22 Years Starts Service on Sunday
The first car and passenger ferry in 22 years linking Cyprus and Greece will set out on its first voyage on Sunday departing from the port of Limassol to Piraeus.
The fully renovated Daleela ferry is operated by Scandro Holding,...
Cyprus
First Cyprus-Greece Ferry in 22 Years Could Start Service in June
The first Cyprus-Greece passenger ferry line will kick off as early as June from Limassol port 22 years after it was abandoned, Cyprus daily Phileleftheros reported on Tuesday.
The preferred bidder to operate the once very popular ferry line will...
Greece
Four People Found Dead After Ferry Fire in Greece
Search and rescue teams have discovered the bodies of two men on the ferry headed from Greece to Italy, six days after it caught on fire.
The bodies of two men were the third and fourth to be discovered on...
Greece
Hopes Fade for Ten Missing People in Greece After Fire on Ferry
Hopes are fading for the ten people who remain missing five days after a fire scorched a ferry that had been traveling from Greece to Italy.
Firefighters are still fighting to put out the blaze on the Euroferry Olympia, which...
Greek News
Greece Confirms First Casualty on Fire-Stricken Ferry
Rescue teams in Greece recovered the body of a man on the “Euroferry Olympia”, the first confirmed casualty of the devasting fire that enveloped the ferry off Corfu in the early hours of Friday.
The emergency services are trying to find...
Greek News
Ferry Passenger Found Alive 48 Hours After Devasting Fire in Greece
A passenger of “Euroferry Olympia” was found alive on Sunday morning more than 48 hours since the devasting fire enveloped the ferry off Corfu, Greece.
Members of the Fire Service’s special Disaster Management Unit were able to locate the man...