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Eight Polish passengers were rescued after their yacht sank near the Greek islet of Levitha, located between Patmos and Leros in the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean.

The group issued a distress signal via 112 as they faced winds of 7 Beaufort. They were later found on a lifeboat and airlifted by a Hellenic Air Force helicopter. 

Defence Minister Nikos Dendias visited a small island in the eastern Aegean as part of a two-day trip to Kos and Patmos on Wednesday and Thursday.

Dendias visited a military outpost in Kalolimnos, a small island in the Dodecanese chain, lying near Kalymnos, "at the extreme eastern parts of our Homeland," as he said in a tweet on platform X (former Twitter).

Rhodes – Kos – Leros – Patmos: Experience an incredible array of scenery, flavors and much more on this route

The Dodecanese-bound Blue Star Patmos ferry was forced to return to the port of Piraeus on Tuesday due to a medical emergency concerning a 69-year-old citizen.

The The Blue Star Patmos had embarked from Piraeus and was to make stops at the islands of Patmos, Leipsoi, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos, Symi, and Rhodes.

No details concerning the patient's health have been made available.

Greek authorities on Saturday rescued nearly 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies trying to cross from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents, the coast guard said.

In recent weeks Greece has seen a rise in such arrivals, mostly in small unseaworthy boats provided by smugglers.

The leading British magazine "Conde Nast Traveller" explains the reasons why Patmos and Lipsi are synonymous with "well-being" and should be at the top of the international traveler's choices, in a recent tribute in the context of the new program of  the Hellenic Tourism Organiztion-EOT's UK bureau.

A list of twenty Greek islands selected as the most beautiful was announced by the British newspaper Evening Standard.

There are many reports from Dutch media about Greek destinations that are attractive to visit this year. During this period, the list of the five proposed destinations in Greece for religious tourism stand out, according to Griekenland.net, the "tourist source" of the Netherlands exclusively for travel to Greece.

The unique quality of Patmos to offer travelers peace of mind and security along with safety is invoked by the international media from around the world in their proposals for a refreshing vacation in Greece, without overcrowding.

A state of emergency was declared on Patmos on Thursday in the wake of a violent rainstorm that visited floods and landslides on the southeastern Aegean island on Monday. 

Civil Protection General Secretary Vassilis Papageorgiou made the decision in response to a request from the Municipality of Patmos.