The Greek government decided to evacuate the Greek embassy in Tripoli and withdraw its diplomatic staff and Greeks from the region due to the unstable situation in Libya. The evacuation operation from the port of Tripoli, Libya was successfully carried out by Salamis frigate during the early morning hours.

Salamis frigate transfers 186 citizens; 77 Greek nationals (including members of the Greek diplomatic mission), 13 Cypriots, 10 British, 78 Chinese, 1 Russian and 1 Albanian.

The frigate is sailing towards Piraeus, Athens and is expected to arrive on August 2.