“I came back because I had made a promise to my daughter” — The shocking confession of the Greek guard who survived 48 hours at sea after a Houthi attack
Vangelis Staridas remained in the water from July 7 to July 10 — The 15 missiles from the Houthis, the despair over the ships that abandoned them, and his return to Greece
Greek Armed Guard who survived Houthi attack stranded off the coast of Jeddah
No access to medical care – Vaggelis Staridas suffers leg injuries and is in poor physical and psychological condition
“We’re not guarding ships – We’re surviving a war zone”: A Greek maritime guard speaks on life in the Red Sea
Just hours before it was confirmed that the guard had survived, Proto Thema spoke with someone who knows this territory all too well—Sotiris, a fellow Greek armed maritime guard who had just returned from a four-month mission in the same region. He had often shared duty with the man who was rescued, staying in the same floating bases and working the same routes
