Greek Coast Guard

Greece's coast guard rescued close to 2,500 refugees and migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea over three days. In a total of 70 search and rescue operations, Greek coastal authorities picked up 2,492 people from the sea. The operations took place...

The immigration problem in Lesvos, Greece, seems to be out of control as the number of undocumented immigrants arriving on the island is constantly increasing. Just on Saturday morning, around 100 inflatable boats reached the Greek island shores, carrying over 4,000 refugees. The great influx...

A 17-year-old immigrant was found dead after an exchange of fire between port authority officers and traffickers in the southeastern Aegean island of Symi. An officer and a suspected smuggler were also injured during the incident on Saturday noon. When the...

The Associated Press reported that the Greek Coast Guard conducted 20 search operations from Thursday to Friday around various eastern Aegean Greek islands that led to the rescue of 665 migrants and refugees. The missions were conducted around the islands of Agathonisi, Chios, Kos, Lesvos,...

The bodies of two undocumented migrants were found in the sea region of Skala, Lesvos island. The migrants were on board a boat that capsized on Monday morning. Eight persons have been rescued and according to their testimonies a total...

The Greek Coast Guard have launched a rescue operation in the sea region between the Aegean islands of Kea and Kythnos and the north coasts of the island of Chios to locate a female passenger of cruise ship "MSM Magnifica." The...

Passenger ship "Eleftherios Venizelos," which departed with 1,700 Syrian refugees from the Greek island of Kos on Wednesday morning, changed its final destination yet again. According to information provided by the Greek Coast Guard on Wednesday evening, the ship will eventually dock at...

A Greek ship that will host 2,000 to 2,500 immigrants and refugees from the island of Kos is awaiting orders to dock at the island's port, after running a few hours behind schedule due to bureaucratic delays. The "Eleftherios Venizelos" is a large...

According to a group of Turkish fishermen, the Greek Coast Guard allegedly tried to sink a boat carrying Syrian immigrants on Thursday, Hürriyet daily reported. The boat, trying to cross into Greek waters, started its journey from the coast of...

The Greek island of Rhodes writhes with grief and rage after a 37-year-old woman from Russia suffered a painful death in Afandou Beach. Greek Coast Guard initiated an investigation in Traganou area on Saturday after finding personal belongings that the Russian tourist left behind her...