Six migrants, including infant, die after boat collision off Greece's Lesvos
Eight survivors were hospitalized, and authorities arrested a 37-year-old Turkish national they identified as the suspected smuggler.
- 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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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...
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.
At least 12 immigrants, among them a baby, died on Monday in two shipwrecks off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos, in the Aegean Sea. The information was released by the Coast Guard of Greece. Students block access to the Louvre Museum in support of the student movement and protest against police repression 'mad cow wave': cows invade streets in the USA after truck crash by viaduct; video The first accident occurred on the coast of Lesbos, i…
Incident follows another deadly shipwreck off Lesvos that leaves 6 migrants, including an infant dead
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