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Fire breaks out on cargo ship off Mykonos, 29 on board evacuated

The 28 crew and a lorry driver are being taken to Tinos by the Coast Guard as vessels battle a blaze that began in a lorry on board a ship carrying 166 heavy goods vehicles

Man arrested after holding his wife hostage in Nikaia home

The 44-year-old woman ended the standoff by opening the door to police officers, while a neighbour said she had been screaming for three days and that her 49-year-old husband may have been carrying a knife

Fire on Renti rubbish plot of rubbish eases as emergency alert warns of black smoke

Police have sealed off surrounding roads as 18 firefighters with seven engines still tackle the blaze, residents of Attica are told to stay indoors with windows shut, and arson investigators from Piraeus probe the cause

Mechanical failure on a catamaran before departure from Piraeus causes inconvenience for 120 passengers

The vessel was scheduled to operate a route to Poros, Hydra, Ermioni and Spetses

Psychologist arrested in Piraeus for drug trafficking; Folk singer named in case file as a customer

Drugs delivered in “packages” and a ghost phone — Gang’s alleged leader also arrested

Teenager death in Kimolos: Bathroom was outside main house, says mayor – the moment he grabbed the “showerhead”he was gone

A post-mortem is being carried out in Piraeus today as investigators examine whether the Kimolos home lacked a residual current device, and a probe on a its decades-old electrical wiring amid a police inquiry

Holiday getaway peaks as more than 129,000 passengers depart from Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio

Passenger traffic surges at Attica’s three main ports from Friday through Sunday, with Piraeus handling the largest share. Figures for Saronic Gulf routes have yet to be included

First major summer getaway: More than 101,000 passengers and 243 ferry departures over the weekend from Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio

The peak of the summer holiday exodus is reflected in passenger traffic during the July 17–19 weekend, with Piraeus handling the largest number of travelers and the busiest day expected to be Sunday

Asura revived in Piraeus: Graphic images from the bloody Shiite custom

A violent and provocative custom

The scenarios police are examining in the case of the 24-year-old woman who fell from the 7th floor in Piraeus – Her partner’s testimony

Authorities are examining both the possibility of an accident and suicide — with the latter currently considered more likely — in order to determine what led to the tragedy involving the 24-year-old woman in the Kallipoli area of Piraeus

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