Six migrants, including infant, die after boat collision off Greece's Lesvos
- On Monday, six migrants died after a speedboat from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard vessel and overturned off the island of Lesvos, Greek authorities said.
- The accident occurred about 3.5 nautical miles south of Agrilia, Lesvos; rescuers recovered the bodies of four men, one woman, and one infant, while eight people survived.
- Authorities arrested a 37-year-old Turkish national among the survivors, identifying him as the suspected smuggler and operator of the boat.
- Greek Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias blamed migrant traffickers for the deaths, vowing "zero tolerance" towards smugglers as the investigation continues.
- Greece has long served as a gateway to Europe for migrants from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, with nearly 1 million people landing on its islands during the 2015-16 crisis.
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welingelichtekringen.nlATHENS (ANP/AFP) - At least twelve migrants have died in two separate attempts to cross the Aegean Sea, Greek authorities report. Near Lesbos, a speedboat collided with a coast guard vessel; near Samos, another small boat carrying migrants capsized. The collision...
In the Aegean Sea, six illegal migrants, including an infant, died as a result of a collision between their boat and a Greek coast guard boat, a high-speed boat with migrants on board after crashing into a coast guard boat trying to escape the chase, transmitting RIA News with reference to the Greek edition of Naftemborica. The incident took place 3.5 nautical miles from the south-east coast of Lesbos in the Agrilya region, killing four men, a w…
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The Independent (US)Infant among six migrants dead after boat collision near Greece
Greece has long been a favoured gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East
SIX migrants, including a baby, have died after a speedboat collided with a Greek coastguard vessel off Lesbos. Eight people survived and a suspected smuggler has been arrested.
In addition to a first accident, which took place off the coast of the island of Lesbos (northeast of the Aegean Sea), and cost the lives of six people, a second occurred on Monday at dawn, 3.7 nautical miles from the coast of Samos, in the east of the Aegean Sea.
Outside Lesbos and Samos, 22 people rescued (ANSA)
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