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Most victims in migrant boat collision in Greece had severe head injuries, diver says
Fifteen died and 26 were injured in a collision involving a migrant speedboat and a Greek coast guard vessel, prompting a judicial inquiry into the unclear cause.
- Late Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, a collision between a migrant speedboat and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off Chios killed 15 people and injured 26, including 11 children and two coast guard officers, while a search-and-rescue operation continued.
- According to patrol-vessel statements, the captain decided not to activate the long-range thermal imaging camera because it would not produce clear footage, Kikilias said.
- Recovery teams reported diver Evaggelos Kirithras found 12 bodies inside a semisubmerged inflatable speedboat and described severe head injuries, consistent with coroners' findings.
- Judicial authorities have launched an official inquiry into the collision, while Kostas Arvanitis and politicians demanded footage and the unpublished report remains unreleased.
- All but one of the surviving passengers have been identified as Afghans, and one Moroccan national was arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling, while the coast guard's account remains unverified.
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Most victims in migrant boat collision in Greece had severe head injuries, diver says
A diver who helped recover bodies from a deadly collision between a boat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard vessel says most of the 15 people who died had suffered severe head injuries, as questions mounted over the circumstances of the incident.
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