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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS — A Greek navy minesweeper and a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship collided Tuesday outside the country's main port of Piraeus, leaving two navy crew slightly injured and prompting the evacuation of the severely damaged military vessel.
It was not immediately clear why the navy ship Kallisto and the Maersk Launceston container vessel, which had been heading to Turkey with 22 crew on board, collided.
The coast guard said a rescue operation was launched with three coast guard patrol boats, a coast guard special forces unit, a navy ship and helicopter and four tug boats. All 27 navy crew members were rescued from the minesweeper, which sustained damage and was taking on water.
The Kallisto, listing to one side and with severe damage to its stern, much of which appeared to be missing, was being towed to a naval base on the nearby island of Salamina. The ship is a British-built mine countermeasures vessel capable of sweeping and hunting mines.
The two injured crew members were transported to a hospital, while the rest were transferred to another navy vessel, the coast guard said.
Greek authorities launched an investigation into the incident, and the container ship was banned from setting sail.
Minesweeper 'Kallisto' towed to Salamina naval base
The Hellenic Navy minesweeper "Kallisto" was towed to Salamina naval base on Tuesday, following extensive damage sustained after its collision with the cargo freighter MAERSK LAUNCESTON outside the port of Piraeus, which caused the ship to take on water.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
SEATTLE — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.
AUSTIN - Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles.