24 crewmembers, including five Greek nationals, had fled into a 'secure room' awaiting rescue; Spanish marines boarded the vessel, finding that the pirates had withdrawn
Armed pirates hijacked the Maltese-flagged, Greek-owned tanker Hellas Aphrodite off the coast of Somalia, marking a disturbing rise in piracy beyond the high-risk zones. This attack comes just days after another similar assault in the region
The new Greek law for the protection of intellectual property in audiovisual works covers the internet and streaming platforms.