Tag Archives: Greek Navy

Two sailors were injured when a container ship rammed a minesweeper of the Greek Navy outside the port of Piraeus in the Saronic Gulf on Tuesday morning. Minesweeper KALLISTO was heavily damaged in the stern and took in water, crew members fell into the sea and suffered minor injuries. The …

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After a marathon deposition of 20 hours, former Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou was remanded in custody late on Tuesday. Handcuffs were passed also to his wife Stavroula Kourakou. Both face charges for money laundering of 2.800.000 Swiss Francs (2.4 million euros) from kickbacks from the time he was Defense Minister …

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Turkish Coast Guard released a video showing the incident between a Turkish patrol boat and gunboat “Nikiforos” of the Greek Navy on Wednesday. Turkish disinformation at its best: Some media says the two vessel collide, some that the Greek gunboat harassed the Turkish patrol boat. The footage filmed by a …

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A warship of the Greek Navy run aground in the sea area where tanker Agia Zoni II sank beginning of September. In a statement, the Navy said that there have been no injuries neither fuel leakage into the sea. Hellenic Navy frigate “Kanaris” run aground at 6:15 Thursday morning as …

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The General Staff of the Hellenic Navy has announced the schedule the interdisciplinary medical group that will conduct preventive medical checks to the residents of the islands of the north and eastern Aegean Sea. The interdisciplinary Group consists of medical and nursing staff of various specialists incl. general practitioner, cardiologist, …

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Do you want to be a rower on a ancient Greek trireme? The Hellenic Navy offers exactly this opportunity to the public, to anyone who wants to fulfill a hidden dream. Following the successful trips of the Trireme OLYMPIAS in summer 2016, the Greek Navy invites citizens to join voyages …

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The Greek Navy and the Air Force had to send helicopters to rescue a Polish tourist, a hiker, trapped in the inaccessible slopes and cliffs of Assos, on the island of Kefalonia on Wednesday. Initially, fire brigades units set for a search and rescue operation. The young hiker had called …

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The Greek Navy opens the doors of two war ships and one submarine to the public on the occasion of the celebrations of the Greek War of Independence 1821. the war ships and the submarine are docked at the port of Piraeus and will be open to the public for three …

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Tension went high between Greece and Turkey on Sunday, after Ankara sent the Chief of General Staff and the top chiefs of the three Armed Forces to pay a visit to the highly disputed islet of Imia, a small uninhabited island in the Aegean Sea. The provocation took place two …

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For fifth consecutive day residents of Kymi and surrounding areas remain snowed in. The bad weather front stroke especially the island of Euboea in central Greece, very close to the mainland. Water, electricity and telephone networks collapsed, houses and vehicles have been buried under the snow that reaches a height …

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Greece’s Navy opens the doors of 30 lighthouses across the country for visitors. The Lighthouses in 30 regions will be open from 10 am to 7 pm on Sunday, August 21st, 2016 on the occasion of the International Lighthouse Day. The public can visit the following lighthouses 1. Agios Nikolaos …

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An Agusta-Bell 212 helicopter of the Greek Navy crashed in the Aegean Sea in the early morning hours of Thursday. Two pilots and one engineer have been declared missing as crews participating in a broad Search and Rescue operation have not located them yet. The helicopter was on a night …

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Nikos Pappas, the Navy commander of the Velos mutiny against the junta, passed away at the age of 83.  He became famous when he withdrew destroyer Velos from a NATO exercise in May 1973 and led the ship to a port in Italy. There he and 31 other officers sought …

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Greece has apparently overcome the crisis and now development, growth and supplies are under way. Therefore a committee consisting of the Finance Minister and several representatives of government and opposition parties will be established with the aim to organize the construction and the purchase of six tugboats for the Greek Navy. …

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