The coast guard and the shipping ministry went into action immediately after the Salamina spill, the emergency plan came into effect 16 minutes after the incident and all available forces were mobilised, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in an interview with Real FM on Thursday.
A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni in Corfu kicked off the 1st Intergovernmental Conference between Greece and Italy on Thursday.
This is the first official intergovernmental cooperation meeting, taking place in conditions of stringent security, with the participation of ministers, secretaries-general and government officials from both countries.
The sight of Athens' southern coast was disheartening on Wednesday as multiple oil slicks have popped up in almost every beach from Piraeus to Glyfada, following the sinking of the small tanker "Agia Zoni II" in Salamina last Sunday, giving out a strong stench.
Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Christos Spirtzis strongly criticised the Fraport consortium for the way it was operating the 14 regional airports in Greece so far and for delaying investments to upgrade airport facilities.