Six migrants, including infant, die after boat collision off Greece's Lesvos
Authorities said the vessel collided with a Greek coast guard boat, and eight survivors were taken to hospital as a suspected smuggler was arrested.
- 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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Incident follows another deadly shipwreck off Lesvos that leaves 6 migrants, including an infant dead
12 Migrants Dead in Two Speedboat Incidents Off Samos and Lesbos
MYTILENE, Greece — Twelve migrants died in two separate incidents in the eastern Aegean Sea, off the islands of Samos and Lesbos, involving speedboats carrying migrants. In the first incident, six people died when a speedboat capsized north of Samos. In the second, six migrants, including an infant, were recovered dead after a speedboat collided with a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol vessel south of Agrielia, Lesbos. The Incident Off Samos The bodie…
The fatal accidents of migrant boats trying to pass through Europe via the Greek islands of the north and east of the Aegean Sea are increasing.
In one case, the boat ran into a patrol vessel of the police, and in another, a small boat turned over.
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