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Two Arrested after Pumping Oil from Sunken Tanker that Polluted Athens Coastline

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...

Drone Footage Captures Environmental Devastation at Athenian Riviera (video)

Greek government is facing criticism for its delayed and ineffective response in the wake of the oil spill from a sunken tanker, which has spread to some of Athens’s most popular beaches. Crews scrambled to clean up the oil that escaped...

Heartbreaking Images After Environmental Disaster in Salamis Island

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...

Race Against Time to Contain Oil Spillage in Saronic Gulf After Tanker Sinks

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...

Tanker Sinks in Saronikos Gulf, South of Athens

A small tanker sank in the early hours of Sunday in Saronikos Gulf, south of Athens. The tanker "Agia Zoni II" is thought to have been carrying 2,200 metric tons of fuel oil and 370 metric tons of marine gas...