Search and Rescue
Greece
Hopes Fade for Ten Missing People in Greece After Fire on Ferry
Hopes are fading for the ten people who remain missing five days after a fire scorched a ferry that had been traveling from Greece to Italy.
Firefighters are still fighting to put out the blaze on the Euroferry Olympia, which...
Greece
Greece’s Coast Guard Sends Bill to Rescued Couple
After rescuing a couple from the sea off Kalo Limenes, Crete, the Greek Coast Guard sent a bill for their services so they can be reimbursed.
Diplomacy
Turkey Claims Jurisdiction Over Half of the Aegean in New Provocation
Greece blasted an attempt by Turkey to claim jurisdiction for search and rescue operations in almost half of the Aegean Sea on Sunday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens said that the new Turkish law that...
Greece
Plastic Boat Carrying Some 50 Migrants Sinks off Lesvos
On Thursday a plastic boat carrying some 50 migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, authorities are reporting.
The plastic boat carrying the migrants sank southeast of the island, where there are now two coast guard...