US EditionEU border patrol boat capsizes off Greek island with Estonian ambassador aboard
Four Estonians and one Greek officer were rescued after a Frontex patrol boat capsized; four injured were airlifted to Rhodes, officials said.
- On Monday, a European Union border agency patrol boat sank off the Greek island of Kastellorizo, with all five people aboard, including the Estonian ambassador to Greece, rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard and a passing sailboat.
- The cause of the sinking remains under investigation, Greek authorities said, as Frontex vessels patrol these waters serving as a primary entry point into Europe for people fleeing conflict in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
- Four of the five people on board sustained injuries during the incident, and a Greek Air Force Super Puma helicopter airlifted the injured individuals to a hospital on the island of Rhodes for further medical assistance.
- All five individuals were transported to Kastellorizo by coast guard units and the passing sailboat, though officials did not specify whether the Estonian ambassador was among the four injured passengers airlifted to the hospital.
- This incident marks the second Frontex patrol boat sinking, following a vessel operated by the Portuguese Maritime Police that sank off Lesbos last July during a migrant rescue operation, raising ongoing safety concerns.
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Four injured persons were transferred to Rhodes Hospital by helicopter, according to the Greek Coast Guard.
A boat belonging to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) with the Estonian Ambassador to Greece, Karin Rannu, and Estonian border guards on board has capsized off the easternmost Greek island of Kastelorizo. Estonian broadcaster ERR reported that there were five people on board, four of whom were taken to hospital. The ambassador suffered minor injuries.
A patrol boat from the European border protection agency Frontex has fallen off the Greek coast. Among the passengers is the Estonian ambassador. Four people have been injured – two of them heavy.
An Estonian patrol boat operating the Frontex border guard is getting a big visit: the Estonian ambassador. According to a report, the boat capsized to me on board. There are four injured.
A boat belonging to the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) capsized and sank off the coast of the Greek island of Kastellorizo, near Turkey, on Tuesday, the Greek coastguard said. Four people were injured in the accident, the French news agency AFP reported.
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