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Athenians Swim in Oil Coated Beaches as Pollution Damages Sea-Bed (video)

Despite authorities assuring the people of Greece that the oil spillage caused by the sinking of a tanker last Sunday is gradually being put under control, environmental groups and local authorities in the towns around the Saronic Gulf say...

Greek Minister Offers to Resign as Experts Warn of Long-Term Damage from Oil Spill

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...

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...