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The captain of a ferry boat was arrested on Friday after a video showed dangerous  incident at the port of the island of Andros, Cyclades islands, on Thursday afternoon. ΤHe arrest followed a lawsuit filed by the driver of a private car. The footage showed a car on the edge …

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The captain of the yacht was was chartered by Kazakh nationals and had caused the fire in the pine forest fire on the island of Hydra on June 23 has reportedly taken full responsibility for the incident. In a supplementary testimony last week, he admitted that the fireworks belonged to …

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Three ferry services between the island of Thassos and Keramoti were cancelled on Sunday because the captain was drunk. He only allowed to undergo an alcohol test hours later, when he was sober. Three itineraries on Keramoti – Thassos ferry line did nor run after 11:30 on Sunday morning, September …

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The public prosecutor in Piraeus has asked for the arrest of the captain of container ship “Maersk Launceston” over charges that he caused a maritime accident through negligence and violated international rules on avoiding collision. The container ship crashed into the stern of Greek Navy minesweeper Kallisto on Tuesday morning …

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No matter how rough the sea, no matter how strong the winds, Greek captains and sailors do not fall for it. And so it was at the island of Naxos on Sunday. Winds are blowing with intensity of up to 8 and 9 Beaufort, ferries and ships are awaiting to …

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“The Hero of Aegean”, Hellenic Coast Guard officer, Captain Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who rescued more than 5,000 people at the peak of Migration Crisis passed away at the age of 44. He suffered a heart attack on Tuesday night. At the peak of the Migration Crisis 2015-2016, the captain of  Greek …

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Ferry BLUE STAR PATMOS remain aground off the island of Ios on Thursday morning and inspection is expected to continue during the day. On board is half of the 87-member crew, while the other half and the 205 passengers were evacuated short after the accident occurred in the early morning …

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A Greek Coast Guard opened fire at a Turkish cargo ship in the south Aegean Sea on Monday, Turkish media report. They quote the captain of M/V ACT, a Turkish-flagged freighter ship transporting iron steel between two ports in Turkey. Citing CNN Turk and the captain of the ship Sami …

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This must have been a ‘shock’ for skipper of the sinking luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia. Captain Schettini claimed, he was helping  the passengers of the sinking ship to flee, when he fell into a lifeboat. Odd enough,  the ship’s second officer in command from Greece and the ship’s third officer …

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