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Eight Sailors Attempted Suicide During USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment

Eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in Tuesday's letter. The cases occurred across the wider strike group, not only...

The €17 Souvlaki: Souda Bay’s Expensive Welcome for the USS Gerald R. Ford

Although the USS Gerald R. Ford’s stay at Souda Bay, Crete was brief, its thousands of sailors still managed a taste of Greece at a staggering premium. Forced into port for repairs following a thirty-hour laundry room fire in the...

Greek Sailors Held Captive by Pirates Return to Greece

The three Greek sailors who had been held captive by pirates off the coast of Nigeria safely returned to Greece on Friday morning. Late last week, the captain and two crew members were successfully freed from the ship, the "Stelios K,"...

Stranded Sailors Off Crete Call for Help

Members of the crew of the bulk carrier St Elias, managed by a Greek company based in Piraeus, say that they are running out of food and water as the vessel is anchored off the coast of Crete for...

Greek Seamen End Strike

The federation of Greek Seamen (PNO) decided to suspend the strike with immediate effect on Tuesday bringing a sigh of relief to thousands of travelers stranded in popular island destinations. According to an announcement from PNO, the deadlock was broken...

Sailors Strike Halts Greek Ferries

Greek ferries will stay in ports through Monday, bringing inter-island routes to a halt after the influential federation of Greek Seamen (the PNO union) called for a 24-hour strike over demands for a pay raise. The PNO Union called for...