Naval history

A fully functional replica of a 5th century BC Athenian trireme, the "Olympias," is seen in the Saronic Gulf off the southern coast of Athens during an inspection on Friday of the Hellenic Navy fleet by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis and other senior officials.

On Thursday night, September 21st, the architect-restorer of the Greek Ministry of Culture, Mr. Michaelis Lefantzis, who is more widely know for the great archeological discovery at Amphipolis in Macedonia, presented in the Main Naval Station of the Hellenic Navy, on the island of Salamis, another important find which relates to what we call industrial and/or technological archeology.

Italy pleaded for more help April 16 to rescue migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean, and demanded a "clear answer" from the European Union about where the refugees should be sent.
      

More than 200 migrants died after their boats sank as they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy.

The two boats involved in the latest tragedy had departed from Libya on Saturday, carrying more than 100 passengers each, the BBC reports.