KIEV, February 28 (Itar-Tass) -- The Ukrainian ship Vasily Bozhenko detained earlier on the Island of Crete was released on Saturday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry press service said.

KIEV, February 28 (Itar-Tass) -- The Ukrainian ship Vasily Bozhenko detained earlier on the Island of Crete was released on Saturday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry press service said.

Washington DC — Pirates that have been attacking ships off Africa no longer will have free rein because the international community is apprehending and prosecuting them.

Richard Thomas Griffiths, famous professional yacht captain, has a story he’d like to tell you — actually, by conservative estimate, several hundred such stories.

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ATHENS, Greece (4 Feb 2009) — For centuries they have lain forgotten and untouched in the murky depths of the Mediterranean. But the sunken glories of Greece are now threatened by modern treasure hunters, who are targeting their riches since the lifting of a ban on coastal scuba-diving.

NICOSIA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Cypriot hotel and cruise group Louis reported a 30.8 million euro net loss in 2008, impacted by the euro/dollar exchange rate and higher fuel costs, it said. The group, which operates cruises in the Mediterranean and owns a chain of hotels in Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, said it would not issue any profit guidance for 2009, which it said would be a difficult year. Last ...

NICOSIA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Cypriot hotel and cruise group Louis reported a 30.8 million euro net loss in 2008, impacted by the euro/dollar exchange rate and higher fuel costs, it said. The group, which operates cruises in the Mediterranean and owns a chain of hotels in Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, said it would not issue any profit guidance for 2009, which it said would be a difficult year. Last ...

Pirates seized a Greek-owned Malta-registered cargo ship off the coast of Somalia today, Greece's merchant marine ministry said. "Pirates seized the Maltese-flagged cargo ship Saldanha, with 22 crew, off Somalia," the ministry said. It said the vessel, loaded with coal, was sailing to Slovenia.

A Greek cargo ship has been seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, Greece's merchant marine ministry said Sunday.