Greek Navy

A Greek prosecutor has charged eight Greek Ministry of Defense officials for breach of faith committed in 2003. The charges concern a contract to install upgrades in Greek Navy "S" class frigates, which prosecutors found was worth less than it should...

A boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized in the East Aegean Sea, North of the Greek island of Samos, on Wednesday. Turkish authorities rescued 16 people who were aboard the ship, according to Greek media reports. Greek authorities were informed that another 15 people...

Well-known businessman Thomas Liakounakos was arrested at 10 pm on Monday on charges of involvement in Greek Navy armament kickbacks. Liakounakos is involved in managing 1.6 billion euros stemming from the purchase by the Greek government of four aircraft and...

Cypriot and Greek naval forces have successfully concluded a search and rescue drill, code-named "CYPGRE-01/15," according to the Cypriot Defense Ministry. The exercise took place on Saturday afternoon, at the sea area south of Cyprus, within the jurisdiction of the...

An OnAlert article claims that between June 23 and July 12, 2015, a total 28,260 illegal immigrants disembarked on Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. The article alleged that 4,266 new immigrants arrived at various Greek islands over the past weekend. It stated that the Greek Navy has...

At least 17 people of unknown nationality are still missing after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants sank in the Aegean Sea between the Greek islands of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Greece's Maritime Ministry, the Greek Coast Guard along...

Former Greek Defense Ministry official Antonis Kantas, who has admitted to accepting bribes while serving as deputy head of the Ministry's armed forces procurements department, is to be released from custody because the 18-month maximum period for holding a...

On Tuesday evening, a Turkish interceptor ship entered Andros’ firing range, while the Greek Navy was performing an ongoing exercise. The Turkish ship crew claimed that “the firing range was not recognized” over the radio when a Greek frigate approached...

Greek Navy warship "Kountouriotis" and Royal Australian Navy ships "HMAS Success" and "HMAS Anzac" will carry out joint naval exercises in April and May to commemorate the Anzac centenary, marking the 100th anniversary since Australian and New Zealand forces participated...

The men who responded to the distress signal sent by passenger ferry “Norman Atlantic” on December 28 when it caught fire, received a medal for their service and bravery by the Greek Minister of Mercantile Marine, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, and the Greek Minister...