Greece wildfire: Anger after yacht fireworks spark blaze in Hydra

The 13 crew members have been arrested after the fire ripped through a pine forest on the island of Hydra.

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Friday's blaze burnt through 300 acres of the only pine forest on the renowned tourist island, which lies south of Athens, Greece's Climate Crisis Minister Vassilis Kikilias said.

The flames were brought under control, but with difficulty. As there are no roads to the beach, firefighters had to access it by sea, while helicopters dropped water from the air.

Greek media reported that all those arrested are crew members of the superyacht, Persephoni. It is available for summer charter from €249,000 per week (£211,200; $269,300), according to several luxury yacht dealers online.

The public prosecutor has asked for the vessel to be confiscated, Mr Kikilias was quoted as saying.

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