Five sailboats and four inflatables returned to the Turkish coast on Monday afternoon due to the actions of the Greek Coast Guard. One of them tried to ram a Greek border boat. According to initial estimates, there were a total of about 590 refugees/migrants on board all boats attempting to enter Greek territorial waters in […]
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Piraeus: body of 44-year-old woman found in port
A lifeless woman was found on Sunday morning at berth E8 in the port of Piraeus. Officers from the relevant department arrived at the scene, and the 44-year-old woman was taken by an EKAB ambulance and taken to the Piraeus Tzanio General Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. The autopsy will be carried out by […]
Warning shots during an incident between the Greek Coast Guard and Turkish fishermen
Another incident involving a Turkish fishing vessel and a Greek Coast Guard patrol boat took place early Tuesday evening, northwest of the Inousses group of islands in Greek waters, the Greek Coast Guard said on Wednesday. According to the Coast Guard, one of its patrol boats approached a Turkish fishing vessel and asked it to […]
The Patras Coast Guard confiscated €1,700,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.
The Patras Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that it had arrested four people after a large cache of drugs worth more than 1,700,000 euros was discovered two days earlier. The drugs, 24 kg of cocaine and 109 kg of marijuana, were hidden in two trucks entering Greece. They were loaded on ferries from Italy to […]
European Commissioner urged to open European borders for migrants
Published reports of how the Coast Guard is driving off illegal migrants at the border with Greece in the Aegean Sea and also in Croatia should be thoroughly investigated, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ilva Johansson said Thursday. The Commissioner referred to reports from several European media outlets about the repression of illegal migrants by […]
Greece: new law and fines for NGOs
Without the permission of the Greek Coast Guard, NGOs are not allowed to rescue immigrants with the help of private boat owners – this is the main message of the new law passed by the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum. Violators face severe fines. The law establishes strict criteria for the participation of non-governmental organizations […]
Folegandros: Coast Guard Operation to Rescue Migrants
Off the coast of the Greek island of Folegandros, a coast guard operation to rescue migrants has begun. Coast Guard vessels rushed to the scene, according to protothema.gr. A sailboat with about 50 immigrants was located south of Folegandros, in the bay of Agali. The boats attempted to approach the migrant vessel, however, as it […]
EU accused Greece of “illegal repatriation” and provided funding
New funding for the Greek Coast Guard has not been approved, the refusal of the EU Commission is based on the so-called “illegal deportation”. As DER SPIEGEL magazine reported in today’s article, the Commission has no plans to respond to Greece’s request for funding of € 15.8 million for Coast Guard activities. Ilva Johansson, European […]
Run aground: rescued 5 tourists off the coast of the Greek Seychelles
In the early morning in the sea area of Northern Evoikos, near Likhadonisi, opposite the village of Kamena Vourla, an alarm sounded: a tourist boat with 16 people (5 passengers and 11 crew members) reported that they had “run aground”. It was an ALMAHA boat bound for Skiathos. The Coast Guard and Stilida Port Authority […]