G-Atlantic

On Sep 13, 2025, at noon , the Port Authorities of Agia Galini, Kala Limeni, Kokkinos Pyrgos, Paleochora and Chora Sfakion were informed by the Greek Coast Guard of a boat with 59 migrants on board 30 nautical miles southeast of Gavdos. They were picked up by the 'G Atlantic', which diverted from its course from Jiangyin to Monfalcone, and subsequently approached the Messara Bay, where, the migrants were transferred to a lifeboat of the Coastguard. They were safely transported to the port of Agia Galini and then taken by bus to a shelter in Rethymno. The Rethymno Port Authority, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, arrested a 17-year-old and a 29-year-old man of Egyptian nationalsrty as human traffickers, in violation of article 83 of Law 3386/2005 (Illegal entry into the country), article 25 of Law 5038/2023 (Facilitation) and article 306 of the Criminal Code (Exposure) and article 45 of the Criminal Code (Abetment). The boat had set off in the evening hours of Sep 10 from a beach in Tobruk. The migrants had paid amounts of money ranging from 2,500 to 4,000 euros for their transport to Greece. The bulk carrier continued on its voyage with an ETA as of Sep 16.

After two missile attacks by the Houthi militia on its ships within a week, the latest being the 'Star Iris' on Feb 12, the Greek shipping company Star Bulk retreated from the endangered waters. The CEO, Petros Pappas, has now stopped the shipping company's ships sailing through the Red Sea, where merchant ships have been attacked in more than 50 cases. The two Star Bulk-owned ships that were attacked within a week had been chartered out, and the top commander had called for the ships not to sail through the Red Sea before the attacks. But he could only encourage - not enforce his wish. The number of shipping companies that choose to sail around the dangerous waters is growing with Star Bulk's decision. Maersk was among the first container shipping companies to make the decision to take the long detour south of Africa. Since then, most other large container shipping companies have followed suit, as have other shipping companies, e.g. Danish Torm and Hafnia and Swedish Stena Bulk.

In the morning of Feb 12, 2024, the 'Star Iris', was targeted twice in the space of 20 minutes by Houthi missiles while transiting the Bab al Mandab Strait in the Red Sea in a southeast direction. The ship had sailed from Vila do Conde port on Jan 12 and was bound to the port of Bandar Imam Khomeini with an ETA as of Feb 19. The ship suffered damage on its starboard side. No injuries among the crew were reported. The attack was the 51st on merchant ships since the start of November.