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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-04-12Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Focus turns to preventing sea pollution in CalderaStepped up efforts were continuing on Thursday limit the possibility of oil spillage in Santorini's renowned Caldera, the enclosed volcano-generated bay of the eponymous holiday island, following last week's unprecedented sinking of a luxury cruiseship during a bungled attempt by its skipper to dock off the isle's busy anchorage.Meanwhile, on Wednesday a submersible craft was again sent down 130 metres to survey the wreck, as authorities said it was still impossible to send divers into the sunken vessel's interior. Finally, Greece's merchant marine minister led a government delegation to the island, amongst the country's top tourist attractions, to coordinate efforts at preventing pollution from ruining the Caldera. Minister Manolis Kefaloyannis also praised local boat owners for their efforts to remove the passengers and crew of the vessel after it slammed into an underwater reef. Caption: The hull of the sunken Sea Diamond cruise ship is videotaped by a remote controlled submersible, off Santorini, on Wednesday, 11 April 2007. Two French tourists are missing and nearly 1,600 people were rescued from the Greek-flagged vesse. The footage is seen on a monitor of the marine research vessel Phylia, and indicates the probe's depth of 107 meters. ANA-MPA / EPA / THANASSIS STAVRAKIS / POOL [02] Greek economy grows 4.3% in 4Q '06, yr/yr���������������������The Greek economy grew by 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with the same period in 2005, Eurostat said on Thursday. The EU executive's statistics agency, in a report, said economic growth in the Eurozone was 3.3 pct and in the EU-25 3.5 pct, over the same period, while GDP growth in the US and Japan was 3.1 pct and 2.5 pct, respectively. Latvia (11.7 pct). Estonia (11.2 pct) recorded the biggest GDP growth rates, while Portugal (1.7 pct), France (2.5 pct) and the Netherlands (2.7 pct) the lowest growth rates in the EU. Economic growth in Greece fell 0.4 pct in the fourth quarter 2006 from the third quarter of the year. GDP growth rose by 0.9 pct in the Eurozone, 0.6 pct in the US and 1.3 pct in Japan, over the same period. Caption: An aerial view of the port of Piraeus, south of Athens. ANA-MPA / G. Christakis. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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