June 5, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Authorities on the island of Rhodes ordered the demolition of illegal constructions in the sea and fined a beach bar in Agia Marina on Wednesday. It is the same beach bar that caused an uproar last year when video footage showed waiters having to swim or wade in the water …
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May 15, 2024
Society, Very Mix
Over 400 people lost their lives in 2023 while participating in recreational water-based activities, a report by the Safe Water Sports organization has found. Of the 407 fatalities, 400 people lost their lives at sea and the rest in activities in internal waters bodies like lakes, rivers and pools. The …
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November 29, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
Greece’s Service for missing persons LifelineHellas has issued an alert about a foreign national found in the country who is seeking for her family. She stated her name was Maria Taylor. According to the alert, an unidentified adult was found on 29. October 2023 in the sea area of the …
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November 9, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A small aircraft crashed in the sea area of Maleme on north-western Crete on Thursday evening. Two people, the pilot and one passenger,are missing. Big Search And Rescue operation underway. The twin-engine aircraft belonging to the Chania Aeroclub crashed in the late afternoon, less than one nautical mile from the …
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September 4, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Matthieu Bonne, an athlete from Belgium, has broken the world open water swimming record by swimming 131 kilometers in the Gulf of Corinth in western Greece. Bonne swam for 60 hours and 55 minutes in the Gulf of Corinth and managed to cover 131 kilometers. He chose this location because …
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August 16, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
An inflatable plastic flamingo was the reason a tourist drifted out to the sea and an operation was launched to rescue her as well as another swimmer who approached her to her help. The incident took place off the beach of Efthalou on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday, August …
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August 11, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A tragedy unfolded on the island of Fournoi by Ikaria, when the body of an 11-year-old boy was pulled unconscious from the popular beach of Plaka. For hours locals, visitors and coast guard were searching for the child whose mother had reported it as missing. According to media information, the …
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August 8, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Sweeping control checks are in progress by Greek Police identify violators who have illegally occupied beaches with sunbeds and umbrellas thus hindering free sea access to beach-goers. The controls have already led to several arrests on seven Greek islands. During the three-day period, from 4 to 6 August 2023, in …
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July 31, 2023
FEATURED, weather
The very high temperatures in the recent 2-week heatwave, in addition to the record temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius set at the meteorological stations and the stress they caused to the largest part of the population, also significantly affected the temperature on the surface of the Greek seas by as …
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July 12, 2023
animals, FEATURED, News
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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July 3, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism
Service Rhodes style: A video shows a waiter carrying a tray with snacks and wading above his waist into the water, to serve customers on platforms built above the sea. He struggles to reach the spoiled sun-worshipers on floating platforms went vital, triggering reaction not only among Greek social media …
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June 30, 2023
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale struck between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the central Aegean Sea on Friday morning. The earthquake that rattled both island occurred at 10:49 local time. According to preliminary information by the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics, the epicenter …
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June 6, 2023
animals, FEATURED, News
An unprecedented rescue of two donkeys by sea took place on Monday afternoon on a remote beach in northern Karpathos within the Natura 2000 protected area. Τhe two animals were spotted on the remote beach by fishermen who called authorities. Prompt was the response of the local authorities, the Fire …
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May 19, 2023
FEATURED, Politics, Refugees
Greece Says It Doesn’t Ditch Migrants at Sea. It Was Caught in the Act. Video evidence shows asylum seekers, among them young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard. According to an exclusive report by New York Times: On the …
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March 29, 2023
Tourism, Travel
Strong winds blowing in the Aegean Sea with intensity of up to 9 Beaufort have disrupted sea traffic already since Tuesday night, march 28, 2023. Ferries scheduled to depart from Piraeus port on Wednesday morning have been delayed. Check with KTG weather post here. Passengers who are planning to travel …
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January 10, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Gale-force winds of up to 9 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea have disrupted sea traffic, forcing ferries to remain docked on Tuesday Ferries going to the Cyclades and the Dodecanese remained docked at the port of Piraeus, while a sailing ban is in effect also for the ports of Rafina …
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December 15, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
An aircraft crashed into the sea area off Kakos Mountain near the airport of Heraklio on the island of Crete on Thursday morning. Two people onboard. The aircraft sent MayDay before crashing into the sea. The single-engine aircraft with two people onboard crashed into the sea around 10 o; clock, …
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October 17, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism
Powerful northern winds blowing locally with intensity up to 9 Beaufort disrupt sea traffic in the Aegean Sea on Monday, October 17, 2022. Affected are mainly the routes to the Cyclades islands. Monday morning the schedules to Cyclades from the ports of Piraeus and Rafina, in South-East Attica,Problems, were canceled, …
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July 17, 2022
Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED
Wines aged in the underwater cellar at the bottom of the sea in Halkidiki have landed at restaurant tables in Japan, where they enjoy a huge popularity. Sushi and Greek wine aged underwater, is the new trend in Japan. The bottles of the underwater cellar from Ierissos, were sunk in …
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June 28, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Port authorities in Halkidiki are investigating the cause of death of a 64-year-old German tourist who was found dead in the sea off the coast of Ouranoupolis on Monday afternoon. The body had signs of injuries in the head and the abdomen. The body was found by another swimmer who …
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