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Greece
The Tragic Story of the Four Greeks Who Perished on the Titanic
The tale of the four Greek men who died on the Titanic is not often told, but it is one of the many tragic stories about the ill-fated ship.
Greek News
Greece Accused of Scant Investigation Into Fatal Migrant Boat Sinking
On Thursday, Greece was accused of inadequately investigating the circumstances surrounding a migrant boat sinking that claimed the lives of hundreds six months ago.
The joint report by leading international human rights groups, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, asserts...
Greek News
4 Children Among 5 Dead in 2 Migrant Boat Sinkings in Greece
Four children were among five people who died in two separate migrant boat sinkings off the islands of Lesvos and Samos in Greece on Monday.
The coast guard said four people died and 18 were rescued after a boat carrying...
Greek News
Survivors of Migrant Boat Disaster in Greece Share Harrowing Story
The survivors of the migrant boat disaster off Greece last week have been sharing their harrowing stories as the search for hundreds of migrants missing continued Tuesday.
On Monday two more bodies were recovered by the Greek Coast Guard near...
Greek News
Migrant Boat Disaster: New Questions Raised Over Greece’s Response
Questions were raised over Greece's official response to the migrant boat disaster last week that claimed the lives of hundreds of people. Pakistan says 300 of its citizens perished in the Ionian Sea.
About 750 men, women and children were...
Environment
The Sinking of Alexandria: Facing Up to the Catastrophe Coming
The Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt is in danger of vanishing under waves within decades. Alexander the Great's metropolis on the Nile Delta is on the edge of catastrophe due to the rising sea levels brought about by...
Europe
Massive Superyacht Worth Millions Sinks Off Italian Coast
A massive superyacht named My Saga sank off the coast of southern Italy on Saturday.
The recorded video shows the forty-meter yacht sinking off the coast of Catanzaro Marina and teetering into the water for seconds before completely sinking.
Local news...
Greece
A Ship Sinking Tragedy That Rocked Greece [Photos]
On the night of December 7 to 8, 1966, Greek ship "Heraklion," en route from Chania, Crete, to Piraeus, capsized and sank near the island of Falkonera. The sinking resulted in the death of hundreds of people onboard and still remains one...
Greece
Appeals Court Finds Captain & Ship's Officer of 'Sea Diamond' Guilty
A Piraeus Appeals Court on Friday issued its ruling for the case of the cruise ship 'Sea Diamond,' which sank near the island of Santorini, Greece in 2007.
The court ruled that the ship had been seaworthy and found the ships's captain...
Greece
French-Flagged Yacht Sinks Off Skyros Island; All Rescued
The Greek coast guard rescued eight people from a 200-foot French-flagged yacht as it was sinking in the Aegean Sea on Friday.
The luxury yacht suffered mechanical failure in gale-force winds off the coast of the island of Skyros.
The coast...