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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-08-16
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[01] Four dead, three injured in speedboat crash in Aegina
[02] Spyros Gianniotis takes silver in 10-km marathon swimming race in Rio
[01] Four dead, three injured in speedboat crash in Aegina
Coast Guard pulled one more body from a depth of 20 meters in the area
where a speedboat crashed on a vessel carrying 20 tourists onboard in
Aegina earlier on Tuesday, as the search and rescue operation continues
with the assistance of a military helicopter to locate the missing
passengers of the tourist vessel.
The other three people killed are the vessel's helmsman, a two-year-old
toddler and a man whose identity is not yet clear. According to the
latest information, 25 people were onboard the tourist vessel of whom
21 were rescued. Six people have been injured, two of whom seriously,
and airlifted to a hospital in Athens.
According to the authorities, the eight-meter speedboat that collided with
the tourist vessel carried three people on board who have been taken to
the island's coast guard. The owner of the speedboat was arrested and
is now testifying before coast guard officials who are conducting the
investigation. It is not yet clear if he was driving the boat. According
to the first indications, the speedboat slammed on the other vessel at
a high speed, cut it in half and overturned it.
Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas is heading to Aegina.
[02] Spyros Gianniotis takes silver in 10-km marathon swimming race in Rio
Greek swimmer Spyros Gianniotis won the silver medal in men's
10-kilometer marathon swimming in Rio's Olympics on Tuesday, in a tight
finish that saw Ferry Weertman from the Netherlands win gold.
Both swimmers clocked 1:52:59.8. France's Marc-Antoine Olivier was third
with 1:53:02.0.
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