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Fireworks allegedly launched from a super yacht sparked a blaze that burned about 3,000 acres of the only pine forest on the Greek island of Hydra, leading to the arrests of 13 passengers and crew members. The defendants appeared in court in Piraeus on Sunday and were given 48 hours to prepare statements in their defense, the Guardian reported. Hydra Mayor Giorgos Koukoudakis vowed to seek restitution if the case resulted in convictions. “What was destroyed was absolutely beautiful pine forest and on the night in question, because of the winds, fireworks were banned,” he said. “To use them was…

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