Calamos Supports Greece

Oil spill

Oil Spill at Thessaloniki Port Alarms Greek Authorities

An oil spill from a cargo ship in the Port of Thessaloniki on Thursday has alarmed authorities who are racing against time to prevent pollution from spreading further. Although the spill is relatively small, covering an area of approximately seventy...

“Environmental Catastrophe”: Massive Oil Spill Fouls California Coast

Crews in the water and along the Southern California coastline are trying to contain a massive oil spill after a possible underwater pipeline leak sent more than 100,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. Crews were able to remove more...

Oil Spill From Syria Threatens Cyprus Shores

An oil spill originating from Syria's largest refinery has proliferated across the Mediterranean Sea and is inching towards Cyprus' Karpas peninsula. The treacherous oil slick, which is nearly the size of New York City, has seeped across international waters...

Syrian Power Plant Oil Spill Threatens Cyprus, Israel

An oil spill from a Syrian power plant, containing anywhere from two to four tons of oil, is now threatening the entire coastline of Cyprus and Israel. Cypriot authorities stated that the slick is expected to reach the north part...

Greek Beaches Clear of 2017 Saronic Oil Spill, Tests Show

Tests have revealed that the waters of Greece's Saronic Gulf are free of pollutants following last year's Agia Zoni II oil spill, local authorities have said. In comments to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) mayor of Saronikos, Giorgos Sofronis, said findings...

Greek Shipping Company in Vancouver Oil Spill, Off the Hook For Now

  According to the British Columbia Court of Appeals, the Greek shipping company that had been accused of operating the vessel that spilled thousands of liters of fuel into Vancouver's English Bay, was not properly served to result in the...

Sunken Tanker 'Agia Zoni II' Raised from Aegean Seabed (photos)

An operation to raise the sunken tanker "Agia Zoni II" - responsible for the oil spill that polluted large stretches of the coastline in the Saronic Gulf - was successfully concluded on Wednesday. The tanker will now be towed to...

Victims of Agia Zoni II Oil Spill Can Now Receive Compensation

Those who suffered losses due to the pollution caused by the sinking of the Agia Zoni II oil tanker off the coast of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf, can now receive compensation, a Kathimerini report says. Compensation to those affected...

Merchant Marine Minister Declares Athens Coastline Almost Oil Free

The Greek government said that the cleanup of a section of Athens coastline polluted by a large oil slick more than a month ago is almost over, and the remaining operation should be finished within days. Merchant Marine Minister, Panagiotis...

Pumping Oil from Hold of Sunken Tanker Polluting Saronic Gulf Restarts after 3-Day Delay

After a three-day delay, pumping oil from the hold of sunken oil tanker Agia Zoni II that polluted the Athens coastline restarted on Saturday morning. The process began at 09:20 on Saturday, after a three-day pause. Tanker Syros that took...