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7 Migrants Found Dead in Symi, Greece

Seven illegal migrants were found dead while another nine were rescued by members of the Turkish coast guard, after they were spotted east of the Greek island Symi, near Rhodes, on Monday. Authorities are currently investigating the area in search...

3 Men Dead in Naval Tragedy in Peloponnese, Greece

The Greek Coast Guard was informed early in the morning of March 24 that a fishing boat had washed ashore at the rocky area around Cape Mouzaki in Ermioni, Greece. The reasons that caused the boat to sink and then...

Syrian Migrants Smuggler Convicted to 145 Years for Farmakonisi Tragedy

A 21-year-old Syrian national was found guilty of the naval tragedy that took place about a year ago, in January 2014, off the coast of Farmakonisi, Greece, where 12 migrants lost their lives. The man reportedly refused to accept that he...

42 Greek 'Norman Atlantic' Rescuers Receive Medal

The men who responded to the distress signal sent by passenger ferry “Norman Atlantic” on December 28 when it caught fire, received a medal for their service and bravery by the Greek Minister of Mercantile Marine, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, and the Greek Minister...

Greek Crewman Killed on Tanker Airstrike at Libyan Port

  A Greek oil tanker with a Liberian flag was attacked by an unidentified military aircraft in a Libyan port. A 29-year-old Greek crewman was killed and two other crew members were injured. The Operations Center Headquarters of the Greek Coast...

25 Immigrants Trapped in Evros River Rescued

A major rescue operation took place earlier today at the Evros river, on the Greek-Turkish border in the region of Thrace, where there has been flooding recently, as 25 immigrants were trapped on one of the river islets' embankment. The operation...

Greek Coast Guard Picks up 237 Migrants in Eastern Aegean

A total of 237 undocumented migrants and three human traffickers were intercepted within 24 hours in several incidents in eastern Aegean Sea islands, the Greek Coast Guard said on Friday. The three suspects were arrested when they allegedly attempted to...

Sharp Rise in Illegal Migration Flow in Eastern Aegean

Greek Coast Guard forces in the eastern Aegean sea have been put on high-level alert in order to deal with an increase in migration flow in the area. This is a result of the increased armed conflict in Syria and Iraq,...

Another 182 Undocumented Immigrants Arrested at Sea

A wooden vessel carrying 138 undocumented immigrants was tracked by a Latvian Coast Guard patrol east of Symi island in the Dodecanese, Greece. Latvian Coast Guard was patrolling the area under the joint EU sea patrol program “Poseidon.” The vessel...

145 Undocumented Migrants Rescued on Monday

One hundred and forty five undocumented migrants were rescued by Greek Coast Guard vessels on Monday morning in several incidents in the sea region of the eastern Aegean Sea. 52 migrants were rescued north of Samos, 46 east of Chios,...