October 28, 2020
Very Mix
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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October 27, 2020
FEATURED, Very Mix
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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September 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Repeated rapid Covid-19 tests on crew members of cruise ship “Mein Schiff 6” on Tuesday morning were all negative , Greek media reported. The National Public Health Organization (EODY) carried out the tests after the cruise liner arrived at the port on Piraeus at 5 o’ clock in the morning. …
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September 16, 2020
Tourism
German cruise ship “Mein Schiff 6” departed from the port of Piraeus on Tuesday night, having been the first cruise ship that relaunched cruising in the Eastern Mediterranean on September 13, and the first to dock at Piraeus after a 6-month suspension of cruises in Greece. The ship was welcomed …
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September 12, 2020
FEATURED, Social
French tourist, Joyce – Timothy Radocic, went missing from the area of Piraeus on August 21st 2020. A Greek charity organization was informed about it on September 10 and published a missing alert a day later. According to the Missing Alert, Radojcic is 1.80 m tall and thin, with brown …
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August 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Regional Government in Attica has ordered random COVID-19 tests to passengers arriving from the islands at the ports of Piraeus and Rafina. The tests will be conducted on Sunday, August 16, 2020, when thousands of Greek holidaymakers will end their summer vacations. Governor of Attica, Giorgos Patoulis, former president …
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July 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Sixteen members of Maltese-flagged crude oil tanker “Merbabu” have been tested positive to coronavirus on Thursday. The infections have been tested after a team of National Public Health Organization had boarded the tanker and carried out tests on the 25-member crew. According to marinetraffic, the tanker had left the port …
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July 14, 2020
Archeology, Culture
The works to extend the Athens metro Line 3 towards Piraeus have included large-scale salvage excavations by archaeologists to depths unusual for such projects, with associated finds that include rare wooden remains from homes and even tree branches of antiquity. The excavations have brought to light more details in the …
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April 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
120 seamen, passengers on ferry “Eleftherios Venizelos”, have been tested positive to coronavirus. The infection cases add to another 40 tested positive on the two previous days. The ferry with 383 passengers and crew on board and chartered by a Turkish company remains anchored off the port of Piraeus since …
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October 31, 2019
weather
A heavy rainstorm poured down in Attica around 2 o’ clock Thursday noon, causing power outage in several areas of Athens and Piraeus. Traffic lights stopped in the area around the Hilton hotel in downtown Athens causing endless traffic jams. In less than an hour, the Firee Service received 12 …
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June 29, 2019
Social
A woman working illegally as “exclusive nurse” for a patient jumped from the first floor of the hospital in Nikaia, Piraeus, to avoid security control and possible arrest. The 50-year-old woman from Armenia suffered multiple injuries and died short time after her fall on Saturday morning. The woman reportedly opened …
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March 29, 2019
weather
Greek authorities ordered ferries to remain docked at the ports of Piraeus on Friday noon due to powerful winds blowing with intensity of up to 9 and 10 Beaufort in the South and the East. The ferries ban from Piraeus will be in power until 6:00 p.m. at least. No …
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February 14, 2019
Very Mix
Norwegian cruiser “Viking Jupiter” crashed at the pier of the port of Piraeus on Thursday morning. According to media reports, the cruiser with 607 passengers and 483 crew members on board was at the process of arrival when it crashed with the right side due to the stormy winds. The …
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February 5, 2019
weather
Ferries remain docked at the majority of Greece’s ports on Tuesday as gale-strong winds blowwith intensity up to 10 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea. The Maritime Ministry and the port authorities have banned ferries departure with destination the Aegean Sea. Ferries departing from the port of Rafina are only sailing …
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January 16, 2019
Economy
Investigators of EU anti-fraud office OLAF are demanding that Greek customs pay more than €200 million for failing to act against a major Chinese fraud network dumping ultra-cheap clothing and footwear in Europe. Customs officials failed to halt big scheme to avoid import duties and tax, investigators say. An investigation …
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January 8, 2019
Very Mix
In a joint operation, Greek and Turkish authorities stroke a blow to a cargo of more than 5 million Captagon pills, the so-called “Jihadists’ drugs” after a vessel docked at the port of Piraeus. Greek custom authorities discovered and seized the illegal cargo following a tip off by Turkish authorities. …
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August 31, 2018
Very Mix
Small fires are burning inside garage of ferry Eleftherios Venizelos of ANEK shipping company still on Friday morning. An order to temporary evacuate the ferry from firefighters and crew was given around 11:15 a.m. as the vessel suddenly leaned to the right by 7 degrees. According to information of Athens …
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August 29, 2018
Uncategorized, Very Mix
Efforts to extinguish the fire in the passenger ferry Eleftherios Venizelos are in full power at the port of Piraeus still at 3 o’ clock Wednesday afternoon. With water and foam firefighters try to get the fire under control. However, conditions are difficult due as the garage in fully loaded …
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August 29, 2018
Very Mix
Dramatic hours for 875 passengers and 140 crew members of passenger ferry “Eleftherios Venizelos” when a fire broke out in a car parking compartment while the vessel was sailing in the open sea. Nobody was injured and the ferry returned to Piraeus when passengers could be evacuated in safety in …
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August 22, 2018
Very Mix
A bomb exploded outside a building in Piraeus in the early morning hours of Wednesday causing serious material damage. According to media reports, one perpetrator arrived on foot to the building and left a carton box outside. He left the area on a car with allegedly at least one accomplice. …
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