The Hellenic Coast Guard fired warning shots into the air. Ship did not stop at his calls.

 

The Hellenic Coast Guard said it opened warning fire in a safe direction while pursuing a "suspicious vessel" sailing under the Comoros flag that entered Greek territorial waters on Saturday.

Greek coast guard seizes weapons from ship en route from Turkey to Libya

Greek authorities have seized a freighter carrying an undeclared shipment of weapons en route from Turkey to Libya.

Greek police find large weapons stash on Libya-bound ship

A large weapons stash was discovered Tuesday on a cargo ship off the Greek island of Crete, a police source said, with initial information suggesting it sailed from Turkey and was headed for Libya.

Η εξάρθρωση των πλοίων-φαντασμάτων εξηγεί τη συρροή μεταναστών στα νησιά

Ο Διεθνής Οργανισμός Μετανάστευσης (ΔΟΜ) θεωρεί ότι η συρροή μεταναστών στα ελληνικά νησιά που βρίσκονται κόντα στα τουρκικά παράλια εξηγείται -εν μέρει- με την καταπολέμηση της μεθόδου των «πλοίων φαντασμάτων», πρακτική που είχε ενισχυθεί πρόσφατα για όσους θέλουν να περάσουν τη Μεσόγειο με την ελπίδα καλύτερης ζωής.

Turkish crackdown on 'ghost ships' sparked migrant drive to Greece (IOM)

Turkish efforts to stop traffickers from sending large "ghost ships" crammed with migrants towards Italy has sparked the surge in arrivals in Greece, the International Organization for Migration said on August 13.