US EditionGreek Ombudsman suggests disciplinary charges over 2023 deadly migrant shipwreck
- A Greek Ombudsman has suggested disciplinary charges against eight coastguard officers for alleged dereliction of duty during a deadly migrant shipwreck in 2023 that resulted in hundreds of deaths.
- The shipwreck occurred on June 14, 2023, near Pylos, Greece, with about 750 people on board, and only 104 are known to have survived.
- Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis stated there were "clear indications" of the officers' failure to perform search and rescue duties, endangering lives aboard the Ariana.
- The findings have been sent to Greece's Shipping Minister for further action, as the local naval court has also referred the case to a chief prosecutor.
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Greek Ombudsman suggests disciplinary charges over 2023 deadly migrant shipwreck
A Greek Ombudsman has recommended disciplinary action against eight coastguard officers for alleged dereliction of duty in one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks off Greece in which hundreds died in 2023.
On 14 June 2023, a fishing wreck who had left Libya for Italy with more than 700 people on board, coming from Pakistan, Syria and Egypt, sank in open waters to the south-west of the Peloponnese . Since the first moment, non-profit organizations, journalistic investigations, including the survivors themselves and their lawyers have pointed out to the Coast Guard as directly responsible for the sinking of the vessel, known by the media as the Adri…
Greek Ombudsman Urges Disciplinary Action Over Deadly Migrant Shipwreck
According to the 158-page report, published on Monday, February 3, there are clear indications that during the 2023 June incident, Greek authorities knowingly exposed hundreds of migrants aboard the fishing vessel Adriana to life-threatening conditions. Credit: Hellenic Coast Guard An independent investigation has recommended disciplinary charges against eight coastguard officers over a 2023 migrant shipwreck in Pylos off Greece, one of the dead…
Greece suggests disciplinary charges over 2023 migrant shipwreck that killed over 250 Pakistanis
ATHENS: A Greek Ombudsman has recommended disciplinary action against eight coast guard officers for alleged dereliction of duty in one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks off Greece in which hundreds died in 2023. The inquiry is the first to conclude on the circumstances surrounding the shipwreck off the southwestern coastal town of Pylos on June 14, 2023, which sank in plain
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