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The Greek government has announced that a large section of the Athens Riviera has been cleaned and returned to public use following the oil spillage caused by the sinking of Agia Zoni II tanker, in early September. "A picture is...

Divers and specialized crews successfully pumped out all the residual fuel from the wreck of Agia Zoni II on Friday. The fuel from the small tanker sank earlier this month near Salamis, south of Athens was transferred to other ships...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered a speech on environmental issues claiming that climate and environment protection is a government priority; however not a word was said regarding the oil spill that has endangered Salamis Island, and the coastline...

Bewildered Shipping Minster Panagiotis Kouroumblis admitted that, during the first crucial hours after the sinking of the Greek tanker near Salamis, he got into a plane and flew to London. Kouroumblis is under intense pressure from the opposition to resign following...

The Greek government has promised urgent inspections of small coastal tankers, 11 days after an oil spill from a shipwreck left beaches on Athens' coastline polluted, and off bounds to swimmers. The Ministry of Shipping says the unscheduled checks will...

This photo by Reuters’ Giorgos Moutafis, demonstrates the environmental disaster at the coast of southern Athens after the sinking of a small tanker in the Saronic Gulf on September 10. The oil that leaked from the tanker can be seen...

Environmental groups are battling against time to save as many animals as they can in the Saronic Gulf, after the oil spillage caused by the sinking of a tanker last Sunday. Unfortunately for many birds, fish and turtles, it is...

On Thursday, the Minister of Shipping, Panagiotis Kouroumblis, said that he has offered his resignation to PM Alexis Tsipras, following the oil spill that coated many beaches around Saronikos Gulf, south of Athens. The spillage was caused by the sinking...

The island of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf, south of Athens, is faced with an environmental disaster, following the sinking of a small taker carrying tons of fuel, on Sunday. Many beaches on the island are now coated with black...

Greek authorities are battling to contain pollution in the Saronic Gulf; just south of Athens, after a small tanker sank in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Agia Zoni II tanker was carrying 2,570 tons of fuel. Small oil...