Six migrants, including infant, die after boat collision off Greece's Lesvos
Authorities said the speedboat struck a coast guard vessel and overturned, with eight survivors taken to hospital and a suspected smuggler 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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Athens (WAM) – Twelve migrants died in two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos in the northeastern Aegean Sea yesterday, after two boats capsized. The Greek Coast Guard reported that five men and a woman died after a speedboat carrying migrants overturned. Fourteen men survived, and search and rescue operations are continuing for the missing. Earlier, four men, a woman, and an infant died when their boat collided with a …
Capsizings cause the deaths of 12 migrants off Greek islands – WTOP News
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A dozen migrants died in separate speedboat capsizings off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos, Greece’s coast guard said Monday. An infant was among the dead. Six people died when a speedboat ferrying Syrian and Palestinian migrants struck the port side of a Greek coast guard vessel with its bow...
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Capsizings cause the deaths of 12 migrants off Greek islands
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A dozen migrants died in separate speedboat capsizings off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos, Greece's coast guard said Monday. An infant was among the dead.
In front of the Greek islands of Samos and Lesbos, two boats with migrants were injured within a few hours. According to the authorities, at least twelve people died. A suspected smuggler was arrested.
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