Suspected Munitions Shut Down Karpathos Coastal Zone

Greek port authorities have banned swimming, boating and all other sea activity within 100 meters of a coastal site on Karpathos after suspected old munitions were found underwater. The Karpathos Port Authority imposed the restrictions in the Ardani area over the weekend as a precaution while authorities assess the objects, which are believed to be old military ordnance, according to the state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency. The order bars swimming and beachgoers from entering the designa...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA