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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’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.

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...

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...