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Sacred Greek Island of Delos Is Sinking, Scientists Warn

The sacred island of Delos is sinking by one centimeter (0.39 in) every year, according to alarming findings from the island's newly established Climate Observatory. The data, originally reported by the Greek newspaper Eleftheros Typos, was presented by Professor Costas...

Discovery Reveals Secrets of the Famed Greek Kyrenia Shipwreck

A recent study gives a more accurate time estimate of the famed Kyrenia shipwreck discovered off the north coast of Cyprus nearly 60 years ago. Published in the journal PLOS One the study says the ship likely went down earlier...

Luxury Superyacht Sinks Off Kefalonia Island in Greece

Footage has emerged of the moment a $20 million luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Kefalonia Island in Greece earlier in the week. The 47-meter yacht was spotted lurching to one side when sailing near Paliokaravo Bay, west of...

Dramatic Video of Strike on Greek Ship in the Red Sea Released

The Greek-owned Tutor ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants in the Red Sea last week has sunk, salvagers confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday. The Tutor was struck with missiles and an explosive-laden remote-controlled boat on June 12th and had been...

Greece Accused of Scant Investigation Into Fatal Migrant Boat Sinking

On Thursday, Greece was accused of inadequately investigating the circumstances surrounding a migrant boat sinking that claimed the lives of hundreds six months ago. The joint report by leading international human rights groups, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, asserts...

4 Children Among 5 Dead in 2 Migrant Boat Sinkings in Greece

Four children were among five people who died in two separate migrant boat sinkings off the islands of Lesvos and Samos in Greece on Monday. The coast guard said four people died and 18 were rescued after a boat carrying...

Survivors of Migrant Boat Disaster in Greece Share Harrowing Story

The survivors of the migrant boat disaster off Greece last week have been sharing their harrowing stories as the search for hundreds of migrants missing continued Tuesday. On Monday two more bodies were recovered by the Greek Coast Guard near...

Migrant Boat Disaster: New Questions Raised Over Greece’s Response

Questions were raised over Greece's official response to the migrant boat disaster last week that claimed the lives of hundreds of people. Pakistan says 300 of its citizens perished in the Ionian Sea. About 750 men, women and children were...

The Sinking of Alexandria: Facing Up to the Catastrophe Coming

The Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt is in danger of vanishing under waves within decades. Alexander the Great's metropolis on the Nile Delta is on the edge of catastrophe due to the rising sea levels brought about by...