This Greek ship has collected enough waste from remote shorelines to fill 22 Olympic swimming pools

Euronews · Apostolos Staikos · 2026-11-06 08:02 UTC

The 20-member cleaning team has created the largest database on marine pollution in the Mediterranean.

The 20-member cleaning team has created the largest database on marine pollution in the Mediterranean.

With the longest coastline of any country on the Mediterranean, Greece is blessed with sandy beaches, rocky coves and idyllic islands. But it also faces a rubbish problem – especially on inaccessible shores.

That's where the Typhoon comes in, a 72-metre-long vessel dedicated to cleaning up the Greek coastline. Every day, its 20-member cleaning crew gathers, sorts and documents between 500-1,000 kilograms of waste.

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