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Tests have revealed that the waters of Greece's Saronic Gulf are free of pollutants following last year's Agia Zoni II oil spill, local authorities have said. In comments to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) mayor of Saronikos, Giorgos Sofronis, said findings...

Those who suffered losses due to the pollution caused by the sinking of the Agia Zoni II oil tanker off the coast of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf, can now receive compensation, a Kathimerini report says. Compensation to those affected...

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...

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...

Leader of New Democracy (ND) Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis to resign, due to the delays and oversights in the government’s response to the oil spill in the Saronic Gulf. Speaking at an emergency session of the Environment...

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...

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...

A major oil spill was caused at dawn on Sunday in the main port of Lesvos island.  The spill was from a major fuel leak from the passenger ferry Aegean Star.  The leak occurred after the ferry rammed into...

On Tuesday night, strong winds swept away large chunks of oil slick that were the result of Sunday's sinking of the anchored oil tanker "Agia Zoni II", just off Salamis island in the Saronic Gulf. Five large anti-pollution vessels are in...

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The Greek government said that the cleanup of a section of Athens coastline polluted by a large oil slick more than a month ago is almost over, and the remaining operation should be finished within days. Merchant Marine Minister, Panagiotis...

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...

After a three-day delay, pumping oil from the hold of sunken oil tanker Agia Zoni II that polluted the Athens coastline restarted on Saturday morning. The process began at 09:20 on Saturday, after a three-day pause. Tanker Syros that took...

Greek authorities have been warning aspiring bathers not to swim at the Athenian beaches that have bared the brunt of the oil spillage, following the sinking of a tanker earlier this month. However, the woman in the photo has apparently...

Greek authorities have arrested the captain and chief engineer of the tanker 'Lassaia' after discovering that it has been pumping oil from the shipwreck, Agia Zoni II, that was responsible for the oil spill and polluting the Athens coastline. While...