US Edition14 migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean off Turkey’s coast
At least 14 migrants died after their inflatable dinghy sank off Turkey's Bodrum, with search efforts ongoing for two missing survivors, officials said.
- A boat carrying 18 people sank in the Aegean Sea off Bodrum on Friday, leaving at least 14 dead, the Mugla Governor's Office reported.
- The dinghy began taking on water shortly after departing Bodrum, Mugla province, forcing the rubber dinghy to sink during the perilous voyage to nearby Greek islands such as Kos, Samos, Rhodes and Lesbos.
- An Afghan man swam ashore and alerted emergency services shortly after 1:00 a.m., and rescue teams later found a second survivor on Celebi Island while deploying four coast guard boats, a special diving team and a helicopter.
- The sinking adds to a pattern of deadly crossings, including one last year off Gokceada that killed at least 22, and fuels tensions between Turkiye and Greece over alleged illegal pushbacks.
- The Aegean Sea remains a common transit route for thousands heading to Europe, with over 122,000 migrants apprehended in Turkiye this year and nearly 455,000 peak interceptions in 2019.
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In a boat crash off the Turkish coast, 17 people were drowned, according to the latest figures.
Shafaq News- Ankara: Turkish authorities reported on Friday that at least 14 migrants died after their rubber boat sank off the coast of the western Mugla province. A statement from the provincial governor's office said that an Afghan survivor swam back to shore after the incident and told emergency teams that the boat was carrying 18 people but sank shortly after departure. A second survivor was found on Çelebi Island off Bodrum. Rescue teams c…
A rubber boat carrying migrants has capsized off the coast of the Turkish resort of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. Turkish media reports that seventeen people on board have died. They are believed to include sixteen migrants and a human smuggler. Two people have been rescued. According to the regional governor, one of the survivors swam for six hours to reach shore. Rescue services found the other survivor on an island. The migrant boat's destination…
Only two out of 19 people survived the shipwreck that was to lead them to Greece.bodrum
At Least 14 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks off Western Turkey
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A total of 18 people were on board, according to the competent governor's office, when the boat began to sink off the coast of Bodrum
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