July 30, 2024
animals, environment, FEATURED
Pigs and humans enjoy together the freshness of the sea amid soaring temperatures and obviously also each other’s company. The so-called Pigs Beach is on the small uninhabited island of Atoko near Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. Pigs swimming in the Ionian Sea have caused an internet sensation, with dozens …
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July 4, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Colonies of jellyfish appeared on the shores of the Ionian Sea, this summer and they reached the Greek sea from the coastal areas of Spain, France and Italy. According to Professor of Environmental Chemistry of the Chemistry Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinos Phytianos, no one can say …
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April 25, 2023
Economy
The first reliable findings from seismic research in the Ionian Sea and an area west-southwest off the coast of Crete will be available by the end of 2023 and this data will determine whether exploratory drilling will be carried out, hydrocarbon industry sources said on Monday. Speaking to reporters on …
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September 8, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
A earthquake stroke with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale between the islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. Greece’s Geodynamic Institute announced. The tremor occurred at 10:36 Thursday morning 70 km West of Zakunthos and 57km South-West of Lixouri on Kefalonia. It focal depth was …
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April 12, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that hydrocarbon exploration will be accelerated and revealed the six areas in western and southern Greece where concessions have already been awarded for this purpose. One land area and five offshore areas where concessions for hydrocarbon exploration have already been awarded in the …
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March 23, 2022
Economy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that Greece will restart its surveying program for the regions to the west and the southwest of Crete and the Ionian Sea in western regions, as it seeks to disengage from Russian natural gas. “Our attention will return to the potential domestic gas …
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February 24, 2022
environment, FEATURED
Greece’s Environment and Energy Ministry ordered a temporary stop to seismic surveys in the northern Ionian Sea amid concerns that the activity is responsible for the recent stranding in shallow waters of three Cuvier’s beaked whales on the western coast of the island of Corfu. All three whales, which did …
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November 19, 2021
Earthquake, Society
An earthquake rattled the island of Kefalonia with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale. It occurred short before 3:30 p.m on Friday afternoon. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, its epicenter was 17 km West of Argostoli, the capital of the island. It …
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January 13, 2021
Greece, Politics
The Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs in Parliament approved the draft bill extending the Greek territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles. The approval in principle came from all parties except the Communist Party, which voted “present”. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who was present at …
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December 27, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The Presidential Decree on the closure of the bays and the marking of straight baselines in the Ionian Sea region and the Ionian Islands up to Cape Tainaro in the Peloponnese came into force on Sunday after it was published in the official gazette. The publishing is one more step …
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October 20, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece and Albania reached an agreement to refer the issue of their maritime zones (ΕΕΖ) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Tuesday. The agreement was achieved during his visit to Tirana, where his met with his counterpart Gent Cakaj and …
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August 26, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Greece is growing. We are expanding the territorial waters in the Ionian Sea from 6 to 12 nautical miles,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed on Wednesday. He announced this historic decision during the plenary debate for the ratification of the maritime agreements with Italy and Egypt. With the phrase “nothing …
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May 28, 2020
World
One months after its crash in the Ionian Sea, the wreckage of a Canadian Cyclone military helicopter and human remains have been located on the bottom of the sea by a U.S. Navy drone submersible. The Department of National Defence issued a statement today saying the recovery ship EDL Hercules …
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April 29, 2020
World
A Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter of the Canadian Navy with 6 onboard went missing West of the island of Kefalonia and crashed into the sea on Wednesday evening. At least one dead. The helicopter was on a routine flight mission. It reportedly took off from the Canadian frigate Fredericton participating …
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November 24, 2019
Very Mix
Sea traffic in the Ionian Sea was halted between the islands of Zakynthos and Kefallonia and the mainland on later afternoon Sunday, November 24, 2019, due to approaching thunderstorm “Geryon.” Also the “open” ferries between Corfu and the mainland were forbidden from sailing. Ships connecting Zakynthos and Kefalonia with mainland …
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September 25, 2019
Economy
The Greek Parliament ratified the contracts for hydrocarbon exploration in four areas, off the island of Crete and the Ionian Sea. In favor of the concessions voted lawmakers from ruling New Democracy, KINAL/PASOK and Greek Solution. Main opposition party SYRIZA expressed reservations. The Communist KKE and MeRA25 voted against them. …
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September 11, 2019
weather
The prolonged presence of summer north winds “meltemia” have slightly cooled the Aegean Sea by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius this summer, the meteorological service of the Greek National Observatory in Athens said on Wednesday. In contrast, weak winds and high temperatures have led to slightly higher than normal temperatures …
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April 10, 2019
Economy
The Greek government signed the concessions for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in two Ionian Sea areas, Area 10 in the Kyparissia Gulf with Hellenic Petroleum (HELPE) and “Ionio” sea area with a consortium of HELPE and Spain-based Repsol. In two to four years we will have the first clear picture …
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February 15, 2019
Greece, Politics
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama suggested that Greece and Albania are in talks over potential border change. Speaking during an interview with Albania’s Vizion Plus TV on Thursday, Rama appeared to suggest Athens and Tirana are in talks over potential border changes. The comment was made in the context of …
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November 1, 2018
Economy
Drilling for hydrocarbons in the Ionian Sea will start in 2019, Yiannis Bassias, president of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management S.A. (HHRM S.A.) said at an event on Wednesday. The drilling will specifically take place in the Gulf of Patras and Katakolo. According to state-run news agency amna, a campaign …
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