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“I thought he was black, Pakistani,” the crew member who pushed 36-year-old passenger Antonis from a ferry in Piraeus port  last week is heard saying to captain revealing also a racist motive. The audio recording published by Mega TV on Tuesday, captured the dialogue between the captain and the crew …

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Shipping Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis resigned on Monday morning over the brutal murder of 36-year-old ferry passenger Antonis by crew members last week. Two of the four arrested crew members of the ferry “Blue Horizon” were jailed until their trial. Varvitsiotis was forced to resign by the Prime minister, state broadcaster …

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Two high-level officers of the Piraeus Port Authority and another four officer are to be subject of “disciplinary investigation” over the tragic and forceful death of 36-year-old Antonis, a ferry passenger. The officers were removed by order of Shipping and Island Policy Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis on Thursday. Removed are the …

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A prosecutor in Piraeus pressed felony charges against four crew members including the ferry captain for the death of 36-year-old passenger Antonis Karyotis at the port of Piraeus a day earlier. The charges pressed late on Wednesday are for manslaughter as well as for violating articles of Greece’s Maritime Law. …

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36-year-old man Antonis Karyotis who was pushed off the boarding ramp by a ferry the crew at the port Piraeus died by inhaling sea water, the coroner’s office said. He told Mega TV that he had also found small lacerations on the victim’s head that were definitely caused while he …

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The death of a 36-year-old ferry passenger at the port of Piraeus on Tuesday night is shocking as videos posted on social media show exactly what happened. Crew members of a ferry push the man way, he falls into the water and drowns, while the ferry is sailing away as …

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Exhausted firefighters after the multi-day battle with the fires in Rhodes, were seen sleeping on the floor or chairs of the ferry taking them back from the island to Piraeus. The pictures were published by Seasonal Firefighters on Facebook, who complained complained about the travel circumstances during a journey that …

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Greece’s coastal shipping companies on Thursday began offering ticket discounts of up to 50% on passenger ferries departing from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina, Thessaloniki and Kavala. The shipping companies responded swiftly after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis where they were asked to cut transport costs for the …

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Dramatic sea rescue of a kitten struggling not to get drown.in Salamina, western Attica, on Monday, It was a crew member of a local ferry boat who heard the kitten desperately crying for help and jumped into the water to rescue the little soul. Without a second thought, with the …

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Following citizens complaints and often also outrage over the high ferry prices, the government finally decided to take action and a state minister met on Tuesday with shipping companies in an effort to convince them to lower prices. According to daily ethnos.gr, ticket prices increased by 25%-30% this summer when …

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The ferry route Thessaloniki-Izmir linking the city in northern Greece with the Turkish coast will be temporarily suspended after its last winter run on Wednesday, in order to resume its operation in the summer of 2023, Levante Ferries Group said in an announcement n November 30. The suspension became known …

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The much anticipated ferry connection between Thessaloniki in northern Greece and Izmir in the west coast of Turkey is launched on Monday, October 10, 2022. Ferry “Smyrna di Levante” sets sail with six itineraries per week Thessaloniki-Izmir-Thessaloniki. The one way trip, from Greece to Turkey lasts 12 hours. The first …

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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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Port authorities have arrested three young men for stealing items from the luggage of a tourist onboard of a ferry. The thieves were arrested at the port of Rafina and on the island of Syros. According to statement issued by the Greek Coast Guard on Wednesday, two men, aged 22 …

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With daily coronavirus infections on the rise, messages and campaigns have been sent to Greek and foreign passengers of ferries, ships and public transport to wear a mask, especially where there is crowding. Greece’s Shipping and Island Policy Minister Giannis Plakiotakis urged passengers of ships and ferries on Monday to …

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For third time in 2022, Greece’s ferry companies increased the ticket prices at a range of 4% to 8% on average on July 1. The hikes are only certain ferry itineraries and mainly from the port of Piraeus. From the port of Rafina, the prices of individual tickets with conventional …

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A sailing boat sank in the sea between Oropos and Eretria after colliding with the local ferry Protoporos XIII on Friday morning. The only passenger on the sailing boat, a German national, fell into the water and was rescued by the ferry. The ferry transported the man to the port …

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Cyprus-flagged ferryboat “Daleela” docked the port of Piraeus on Monday, signalling the relaunch of a maritime connection between Greece and Cyprus after 22 years. “Daleela”, of Scandro Holding Ltd, sailed on Sunday from Limassol carrying 155 passengers, 38 cars and 7 motorcycles. The docking in Piraeus was celebrated with the …

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After a break of whole 22 years, the maritime connection between Cyprus and Greece is to be restored again. Cyprus-flagged ferry MV DALEELA a ropax type ship managed will leave the port of Limassol on Sunday, June 9, for the port of Piraeus, expected to arrive after 30 hours. DALEELA …

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The Municipal Council of Salamina has come out strongly against a tunnel link between the island and mainland Attica. The Council has reportedly objecting the project citing safety, environmental, social and economic reasons. Τhe Council wants to postpone the approval of the study (ie the environmental licensing of the project) …

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