Konstantinos Mitragas is a Greek businessman, sea captain and the secretary-general of the Hellenic Rescue Team that supports refugees arriving in Lesvos. He collected the Nansen Refugee Award in 2016 on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team.
Mitragas is a Thessaloniki-based business man, a sea captain, and the volunteer secretary-general [1] of the Hellenic Rescue Team. [2] Mitragas and his team support Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi refugees arriving in at Lesvos, Greece. [3]
In 2016, he collected the Nansen Refugee Award in on behalf of the team, [4] as a result of their 2015 work during the European migrant crisis. [5] The award was also shared with Efi Latsoudi of Pikpa camp. [6]
Mitragas has two children. [1]