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Investors eyeing maritime surveillance systemForeign and Greek companies are reportedly showing a keen interest in the project to develop a 60-million-euro maritime surveillance system.The project – named the National Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (ESOST) – will include drones flying over Greek seas, the installation of low-light and thermal radiation cameras, as well as satellite monitoring services.The system will be deployed in the areas of defense, customs, border control, maritime safety and law enforcement, and will also help monitor fisheries, protect the marine environment and facilitate rapid responses to pollution.
Unconfirmed but heard there's another big-ish fire on north of Zakynthos.
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QuoteBritish snorkelling instructor, 19, dies in Zakynthos, GreeceA 19-year-old British water sports instructor has died while snorkelling and underwater swimming in Greece.Harry Byatt, who worked in Zakynthos, an island in the south-west of Greece, failed to resurface after diving into the sea, his employer said.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40906149
British snorkelling instructor, 19, dies in Zakynthos, GreeceA 19-year-old British water sports instructor has died while snorkelling and underwater swimming in Greece.Harry Byatt, who worked in Zakynthos, an island in the south-west of Greece, failed to resurface after diving into the sea, his employer said.
'They could have lethal consequences': Warnings issued over new mermaid crazeThere has been an increased trend of the use of mermaid tails while swimming in the UK. A NEW CRAZE has hit the UK – and it could put lives at risk.Lifesaving organisation in Ireland and the UK have issued warnings over a new mermaid fad due to drowning fears following the death of a teenager in Greece earlier this month.The trend that has popped up in the UK of wearing a monofin – a mermaid tail – to swim in pools and seas has sparked concern with the Irish Water Safety (IWS).While the craze hasn’t hit our shores yet, CEO of IWS John Leech has said the use of a monofin can have “lethal consequences”.“They’re a gimmick, they’re a very unsafe gimmick which will cost more lives.“It’s so dangerous because it’s like having your two feet bound together. It’s like if somebody got a rope and tied your feet together,” Leech said.
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