The Hellenic Navy (HN) (Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1936–1973) it was known as the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).The total displacement of all the navy's vessels is approximately 150,000 tons.The motto of the Hellenic Navy is "Μέγα το της Θαλάσσης Κράτος" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War. This has been roughly translated as "Great is the country that controls the sea". The Hellenic Navy's emblem consists of an anchor in front of a crossed Christian cross and trident, with the cross symbolizing Greek Orthodoxy, and the trident symbolizing Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. Pericles' words are written across the top of the emblem. "The navy, as it represents a necessary weapon for Greece, should only be created for war and aim to victory."...............The Hellenic Merchant Marine refers to the Merchant Marine of Greece, engaged in commerce and transportation of goods and services universally. It consists of the merchant vessels owned by Greek civilians, flying either the Greek flag or a flag of convenience. Greece is a maritime nation by tradition, as shipping is arguably the oldest form of occupation of the Greeks and a key element of Greek economic activity since the ancient times. Nowadays, Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world, which is the second largest contributor to the national economy after tourism and forms the backbone of world shipping. The Greek fleet flies a variety of flags, however some Greek shipowners gradually return to Greece following the changes to the legislative framework governing their operations and the improvement of infrastructure.Blogger Tips and Tricks
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

French Alps massacre...[ 2918 ]

Girl alive under bodies in French Alps massacre

Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago
French gendarmes block the road leading to the scene. Photo: French gendarmes block the road leading to the scene. (AFP: Jean-Pierre )
Map: France
A four-year-old girl has been found alive under bodies believed to be of her relatives who were shot dead in a car in the French Alps.
Officials say three of the four victims appear to have been a British family on holiday.
The fourth victim was a male cyclist, whose body was found on the ground just to the right of the car.
Another girl who was found shot at the scene earlier was in a stable condition after being rushed to hospital in critical condition.
The position of the bodies in the car and the large number of cartridges found at the scene gave rise to speculation the killing could have been the result of an armed robbery the cyclist may have inadvertently interrupted.
But authorities said they had not yet formed any hypothesis as to what had happened.
The identity of a dead man, described as the father of the family, has been "almost certainly" established, while two women victims are yet to be definitively identified, said Eric Maillaud, a prosecutor in the Haute-Savoie area of eastern France.
Mr Maillaud said the four-year-old girl was found alive in the British-registered car, hidden under the bodies eight hours after the killings.
"She was hidden under the bodies for some eight hours and didn't move for the whole time," he said.
Police sealed off the area around the car to allow forensic experts to go over the scene before the corpses were removed.
It was those experts who discovered the girl who had previously remained unseen in the car.
Map: Chevaline, Haute-Savoie, French Alps

The shooting took place in a tree-lined car park on the edge of the picturesque village of Chevaline, which is popular with tourists and second homeowners from all over Europe, including many Britons.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office in London said it was urgently looking into the incident, while its embassy in Paris was also liaising with the police in Britain.
The bodies were discovered by another cyclist around 3:50pm (local time) on Wednesday.
He was questioned by police Wednesday.
"We are going to try to interview people in the neighbourhood," Mr Maillaud said.
Experts from the national gendarmerie's IRCGN unit were expected to collect DNA samples, shells left at the scene for ballistics analysis and check for traces of other vehicles that may have been at the scene.
The bodies were taken to the town of Grenoble for autopsies.
Around 60 gendarmes were involved in a search for potential clues which continued during the night.
AFP
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