Greece exhumes decades-old ship graveyard amid fears of environmental hazard
Dozens of abandoned ships have lain dormant near Greece's major port of Piraeus for decades. Now Greek authorities want to drag the rusting giants back up from the depths. They say the vessels are both an environmental hazard and a danger to modern shipping, as they can cause navigation issues for modern boats as well as pollution. "From the port of Piraeus to the island of Salamina that lies off of Elefsina, the sea is littered with 52 such shipwrecks," Dimosthenis Bakopoulos, Head of the Public Ports Authority... Читать дальше...