Greece

The disaster involving the sinking of the ferry boat Express Samina on September 26, 2000, off the coast of Paros which claimed the lives of eighty-one people still haunts Greece. The ferry remains at the bottom of the Aegean Sea...

A ferry hit the pier at the main port of the island of Sifnos during its approach to dock. Two of the 196 passengers on board the SeaJet 2 ferry were slightly injured. All passengers have disembarked and will continue to...

Five Greeks are still missing after the fire accident on passenger ferry "Norman Atlantic." Greek newspaper "Proto Thema" found the families of the missing and painted their portraits using the full of agony words of their relatives: Vangelis Karavangelis The 55-year-old man...

The third Greek casualty in the Norman Atlantic fire was confirmed today by the Embassy of Greece in Rome. The victim was 59-year-old Nickolaos Paraschis. The list of Greeks who died in the ship's fire has grown by one, while...

A ferry boat with 190 passengers on board ran aground off Santorini island in the Aegean Sea early on May 3, the Greek Coast Guard said. There was no flooding of the Prevelis but the passengers, wearing life jackets, were...

Today the Greek  " Super Ferry 2" approached the island of Tinos and smashed into the main pier. The ferry had departed from the island of Andros carrying 124 passengers. Thankfully there are no injuries to report. According to official...

Two major disasters hit the city of Chania in Crete on December 8th in the space of only three years, with the loss of more than three hundred lives. On December 8, 1966, a ferry on the Chania-Piraeus route sank...

The "Norman Atlantic" tragedy death toll has risen to 12, after Italian media reported that a charred body was found on board the ferry. "Norman Atlantic" was engulfed in flames in the sea area north of Corfu on December 28. The...

Four seafarer trade unions argued that the investigation into the causes of the "Norman Atlantic" ferry fire is being delayed alleging lack of information as regards the exact number of the victims and the missing. The search and rescue operations...

Ninety people are considered missing from the fire-stricken “Norman Atlantic” ferry, according to Italian prosecution authorities, but only 18 according to Greek authorities, Italian news network TG5 said on Friday. It added that "some names may have been included in...

A Greek ferry boat has suffered an accident near the island of Corfu. The ferry was traveling from Ancona, Italy, to Patras in Greece with 692 passengers on board and a crew of 70. All passengers have been safely transported to...

On Thursday at 10am in the morning, 16 survivors – most of them Afghans – of the wreck in Farmakonisi arrived at Piraeus port. While those people managed to survive, at least four others lost their lives while 10...

December 8th, marked the 47th anniversary of one of the worst maritime accidents in Greece, widely known as the “Falkonera Shipwreck.” 217 people drowned. The ferryboat “Heraklion” sailed from Souda Bay, Crete to the port of Piraeus with a...

Yesterday, December 8th, marked the 44th anniversary of one of the worst maritime accidents in Greece,  widely known as "Falkonera Shipwreck".   217 people drowned. The ferryboat "Heraklion" sailed from Souda Bay, Crete to the port of Piraeus with a crew...