Greek port strike strands tourists

Ferries and cruise ships were stranded at Greek ports yester day as seamen staged a 24-hour strike against a government decision to lift restrictions on vessels docking with foreign crews, port officials said. Bookings to Greece are already down this year following a wave of strikes and sometimes violent protests against government pay cuts and tax hikes imposed as a condition for receiving a 110 billion euro (R990bn) EU/IMF emergency loan.