An incident involving a Turkish fishing boat and a Greek Coast Guard patrol vessel took place northwest near the island of Oinousses in Greek waters early Tuesday evening, the Hellenic Coast Guard reported on Wednesday. According to the Greek Coast Guard, one of its patrol vessels approached the Turkish fishing …
Read More »
Fishing boat suspected to be involved in death of ex Minister Valirakis
Αnother fishing boat is suspected to have been involved in the death of former PASOK Minister Sifis Valirakis was lost his life in the sea near Eretria on Sunday. The wife of the 77-year-old deceased politician has reportedly expressed such suspicion in a letter to Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on …
Read More »
Turkish coast guard harasses Greek fishing boat off Imia (video)
With high speed and dangerous maneuvers a Turkish coast guard boat harasses a Greek fishing boat in the broader sea area of the islets of Imia neat the island of Kalymnos. The Turkish boat sails by at a “breathing distance” from the bow of the fishing boat setting the crew …
Read More »
Turkish fishing boat collides with Greek tanker: 5 dead
Four people died and one is missing after the collision of a Greek tanker with a Turkish fishing boat in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The accident took place 15 nautical miles from Karatas, off the port of Adana in the Turkish South-West coast at 05:50 on Wednesday morning. Following the …
Read More »
Turkish policemen, PKK members on fishing boat seized by Greek Coast Guard
Greek Coast Guard seized a fishing boat with dozens of Turkish and Kurdish dissidents seeking refuge from Erdogan’s regime in Europe. On board of “Nemo” were 65 people, also refugees from Afghanistan and Iraqi Kurdistan.. According to local news website ilialive, 20 Turkish police officers, 10 Kurds members of PKK, …
Read More »
Two die when speedboat with tourists crashes on fishing boat in Porto Heli
Two men have been killed and one woman is seriously injured after a speedboat crashed on a fishing boat in Thini area, between Porto Heli and the island of Spetses late Friday night. On board of the high-speed inflatable boat were ten French nationals (two men, three women and five …
Read More »
Turkish Navy arrests 5 fishermen, forces Cypriot boat to illegally occupied North
A warship of the Turkish Navy arrested five fishermen on board of a Cypriot boat on Friday morning. The fishermen were on board of a boat in international waters in the sea area off the North-West of Cyprus. The fishermen were forced to sail the boat to the port of …
Read More »
Turkish warships harass Cypriot fishing boat in international waters
Two Turkish warships harassed a Cypriot fishing boat on Thursday and forced it back to Cyprus after threatening to arrest the crew, media report. The Cyprios fishing boat belonging to the company ‘Ta Psarokaika’ on Thursday, while the vessel was in international waters, company head Aristos Aristeidou told Cyprus News …
Read More »
Off Crete: Fishing Vessel Fatima II Under Mutiny – 3 Italians Rescued by Greek Coastal Guard
Italian-flagged fishing vessel Fatima II allegedly came under mutiny off the southern coast of Crete island in Greece on Sunday evening and three Italian crew members were rescued by local coastal guard units, Greek media reported. The three Italians claimed to authorities that they had been ejected from the boat by the rest of …
Read More »