US EditionCollision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 15 dead
At least 15 died when a migrant speedboat collided with a Greek coast guard vessel during a pursuit, with 25 people rescued including children and injured officers.
- Late Tuesday night, off Chios, a collision between a migrant speedboat and a coastguard vessel killed at least 15 people, the coastguard said.
- The coastguard said it ordered the migrant dinghy to turn back during a pursuit, and an unnamed coastguard official reported the boat manoeuvred toward the patrol vessel before the collision.
- Fourteen bodies were recovered, officials said, including 11 men and three women, while about 25 rescued migrants, including about 11 children, were taken to Chios hospital and witnesses estimated 30-35 people were onboard.
- Chios hospital staff were placed on alert as Michalis Giannakos, head of Greece's public hospital workers' union, said several injured individuals required surgery.
- Amid scrutiny over pushbacks, the European Union border agency reviewed alleged violations by Greece last year, while UNHCR reported roughly 1,000 crossings this year and IOM estimated about 33,000 Mediterranean deaths since 2014.
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At least 15 people killed in collision between migrant speedboat and Greek coastguard vessel
A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said late Tuesday, while a search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers was underway for potentially missing people.
In front of the island of Chios, a ship of the Greek coast guard has collided with a refugee boat.
At least 15 people died yesterday after the collision between the boat they were travelling in and a Greek Coast Guard patrolman during a chase in front of the island of Chios, in the eastern Aegean, as confirmed by the Greek authorities. The initial number of 14 deaths increased after one of the rescued women died in the hospital, bringing the balance to 15 deaths, including 11 men and four women.
Many migrants take dangerous routes to flee by boat to Europe. A serious collision with the coast guard with many dead is now taking place in front of the Greek island of Chios. Numerous people are still missing.
At least 15 people have died this Tuesday after the collision of a ship from the Greek coast guard and a boat carrying immigrants off the coast of the island of Chios, near Turkey. Two members of the coast guard were taken to the hospital and 24 immigrants were rescued, according to the authorities. Seven children and a pregnant woman are among the wounded. The public station ERT pointed out that the patrol gave a warning signal after sighting t…
Tragedy before Chios: After a collision with the Greek coast guard, rescuers rescue dead and severely injured migrants - including several children. What is known about the causes so far.
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