Samos

The Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 65 illegal immigrants off the coast of Samos and Agathonisi islands, something that has become very common in recent months. In the first incident, 31 immigrants were aboard a vessel at the sea area of...

Turkish companies operating in the yachting sector are aiming to expand in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and specifically in Greece. Turkish companies are the only ones to invest in this sector and buy Greek marinas since both Greeks and investors from...

The Greek island of Samos is hosting the Young Artists Festival for the fifth consecutive year. The week-long festival aims to bring together young artists from around the world and help them understand the cultural differences between all folk,...

The Hellenic Coast Guard announced earlier today it had recovered the bodies of a man and a young boy around 10 years old, part of a group of over 30 people onboard a vessel that was capsized as it was...

ATHENS, (AP) — Greek authorities say at least two people have drowned and about a further 20 are missing after a boat carrying immigrants trying to enter the country illegally sank off the Aegean Sea island of Samos. A Merchant...

Members of the Greek Coast Guard rescued 14 illegal immigrants in the sea area of Cape Prassos, located near the Greek island Samos, in the eastern Aegean Sea. The immigrants were traced in a small dinghy during a Coast Guard patrol. The immigrants...

Greek coastguards rescued thirty undocumented migrants in Cape Gatos, off the island of Samos. The migrants capsized their dinghy when they noticed a Greek patrol vessel. They were all transferred safely to Pythagorio on Samos. (source: ana-mpa)

Editor's note: This an opinion piece written by two Samos Island residents, as they saw the latest refugee tragedy in the Aegean unfold right in front of them. On May 5th, refugees trying to illegally enter Greece by reaching the...

Greek coast guards have rescued another 24 migrants fighting for their lives in Turkish waters, a day after the tragic death Monday of 22 illegal immigrants in the northeastern Aegean Sea off the coast of Samos. The 22 men and two women,...

The Greek coast guard, early on Monday morning, launched a rescue operation off the coast of the island of Samos, northeastern Aegean Sea, Greece, after two boats carrying migrants capsized.  Twenty two people four of which were children, lost their lives, while...