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Greek Coast Guard Evacuates Crew from Grounded Freighter

5/6/2026

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Greek authorities evacuated nine crew members of the Vanuatu-flagged freighter Corsage C after it ran aground near Andros.
The rescued crew comprised eight Turkish sailors and one Azerbaijani and were taken to a local clinic in good health.
The ship left Albania with hundreds of metric tons of soda bound for Ukraine.
Greek coast guard said no visible pollution while four anti-pollution vessels prepared a sea barrier around the wreck.

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Greek authorities evacuated nine crew members of the Vanuatu-flagged freighter Corsage C after it ran aground near Andros.
The rescued crew comprised eight Turkish sailors and one Azerbaijani and were taken to a local clinic in good health.
The ship left Albania with hundreds of metric tons of soda bound for Ukraine.
Greek coast guard said no visible pollution while four anti-pollution vessels prepared a sea barrier around the wreck.