Four die in Greece after smuggler allegedly forces passengers off boat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four die in Greece after smuggler allegedly forces passengers off boat

Al Jazeera  

Twenty-five other people found alive on island of Rhodes after swimming to shore, according to the Greek coastguard. Authorities in Greece have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes while another 25 people have been found alive on land, the Greek coastguard says. Wednesday’s fatal incident comes just weeks after two people died near the Greek island of Samos in October. Greece has been a favoured gateway to the European Union for migrants and asylum seekers from the Middle East, Africa and Asia since 2015 when nearly 1 million people landed on its islands.

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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
1 day, 22 hours ago

Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, the coast guard said Saturday. Seven migrants were killed and …

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
3 days, 10 hours ago

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greeece — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea. AP AUDIO: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat …

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
3 days, 19 hours ago

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee. At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near the island of Rhodes as it attempted to flee a …

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece
1 week, 1 day ago

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece

The Independent  

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5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in four separate coast guard operations off Greece
1 week, 1 day ago

5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in four separate coast guard operations off Greece

The Hindu  

At least five migrants died, an unknown number were missing and more that 200 others rescued in Greece in multiple operations south of the island of Crete, the coast guard said on Saturday. In the ongoing operation, 39 people were rescued and taken to Crete, the coast guard said. A total of nine vessels, including coast guard ships, an Italian …

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 2 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast
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1 week, 2 days ago

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast

Firstpost  

A huge rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft was under way in the sea south of the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, after the boat capsized shortly after midnight, the coastguard said Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat …

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
3 weeks, 3 days ago

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week. The UNHCR representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin, said the migrant deaths “highlight the urgent need for long-term responses and safer and credible alternatives” for …

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults
4 weeks ago

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults

Associated Press  

SAMOS, Greece — Eight people, including six children, died when a small boat carrying an unspecified number of migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, officials said Monday. In a separate incident on a different island, an elderly man died as a group of 27 migrants made landfall in a small boat, the coast guard said. …

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
4 weeks ago

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Al Jazeera  

Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued. Greece’s coast guard has found the bodies of eight migrants, including six children, who drowned off the island of Samos, authorities said, in the second migrant shipwreck in the Aegean Sea this month. Greek police found a further 36 people …

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’

The Independent  

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4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
2 months ago

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece

The Independent  

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Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island
2 months ago

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island

Associated Press  

Two people are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of Greece. One body has been recovered, while 97 survivors were rescued by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship. Greek authorities have arrested two survivors, men aged 26 and 24, as suspected smugglers. The Coast Guard is continuing the search and rescue operation off southern Greece.

German tourist, 67, found dead on Greek island of Crete
5 months, 4 weeks ago

German tourist, 67, found dead on Greek island of Crete

The Independent  

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A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands

Associated Press  

A group of 77 migrants were rescued off a crippled sailing yacht after a large overnight operation in the southern Aegean Sea, Greek authorities said Monday. Nobody was reported missing or injured following the rescue between the islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia, Greece’s coast guard said. Three coast guard vessels, four merchant ships in the area and two smaller private …

Tourist missing in Greece sent worrying text to hotel owner
6 months ago

Tourist missing in Greece sent worrying text to hotel owner

The Independent  

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Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to the deaths of dozens of migrants over the past three years, with nine …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-19 09:19 A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to …

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy
6 months ago

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy

The Hindu  

Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast on Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German aid …

Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea
6 months ago

Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday denied a new report that accused its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores, which also alleged that the practice had resulted in dozens of deaths. Migrant charities and human rights groups have repeatedly accused Greece’s coast guard and police of illegally preventing arriving migrants from seeking asylum by surreptitiously returning …

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died
6 months ago

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

Associated Press  

ROME — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German …

American found dead on Greek island as search continues for others
6 months, 1 week ago

American found dead on Greek island as search continues for others

The Independent  

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Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists are missing on 3 islands
6 months, 1 week ago

Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists are missing on 3 islands

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday on the eastern Greek island of Samos, local media reported, the latest in a string of recent cases in which tourists in the Greek islands have died or gone missing. On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean …

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy

The Independent  

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Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew
7 months, 1 week ago

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks said Thursday they will argue that Greece has no jurisdiction in the case, and insisted their clients were innocent survivors who have been unjustly prosecuted. Greek authorities have rejected accusations …

5 migrants killed in another tragedy on perilous sea crossing from France to Britain
11 months, 1 week ago

5 migrants killed in another tragedy on perilous sea crossing from France to Britain

Associated Press  

PARIS — Five people were found dead Sunday in another maritime drama involving migrants trying to cross the dangerous English Channel from northern France, authorities said. The boat carrying migrants was spotted early Sunday in difficulty off a beach in the French coastal village of Wimereux, according to the French maritime authorities for the English Channel and North Sea. The …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

The death toll from floods in Greece has risen to 15 after 4 more bodies found, authorities say
1 year, 3 months ago

The death toll from floods in Greece has risen to 15 after 4 more bodies found, authorities say

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The number of confirmed deaths from recent flooding in central Greece rose to 15 after the bodies of four people previously considered missing were found on Sunday, authorities said. The coast guard said Sunday that the body of a 42-year-old man, missing since Tuesday, was found floating in the sea near the city of Volos. Greece’s fire …

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank
1 year, 3 months ago

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank

LA Times  

Migrants in a dinghy head toward the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey in February 2020. Greece’s coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The five men, six women and three …

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

The Independent  

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Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 450 migrants reached Greece’s Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two days, Greek authorities said Thursday, including 51 people who made landfall on the high-end resort of Mykonos. In the Mykonos incident, a Greek coast guard statement said a motor yacht that had landed 42 men, eight women and a child …

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. In the first case, a group of 76 people was rescued from a yacht in distress 64 nautical miles southwest of the …

Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days
1 year, 3 months ago

Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands, most near the Turkish coast, over the past three days in separate incidents reported by the coast guard. On Thursday, the coast guard said authorities had found 107 people the previous day on the islands of Samos, Mykonos and the tiny island of Ro, which lies in the …

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard on Tuesday rescued 52 people crammed onto a sailing boat anchored off an uninhabited island far from the country’s mainland, authorities said. Separately Tuesday, 19 people were rescued from a dinghy that had lost steering northeast of the eastern Aegean island of Samos. Another 18 in a different dinghy were picked up later in …

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday and charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast guard statement said all 40 people were in good health after being picked up from the …

Two Survivors Of A Deadly Shipwreck Describe Their Ordeal To Greek Authorities
1 year, 6 months ago

Two Survivors Of A Deadly Shipwreck Describe Their Ordeal To Greek Authorities

Huff Post  

via Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — A Greek news website has published excerpts from the depositions of two survivors of Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southwestern Greece, in which more than 500 people are feared drowned after an overcrowded boat carrying as many as 750 migrants went down in international waters. Passengers on the ill-fated trawler had to subsist on meager …

Two survivors of a deadly shipwreck describe their ordeal to Greek authorities
1 year, 6 months ago

Two survivors of a deadly shipwreck describe their ordeal to Greek authorities

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek news website has published excerpts from the depositions of two survivors of Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southwestern Greece, in which more than 500 people are feared drowned after an overcrowded boat carrying as many as 750 migrants went down in international waters. Passengers on the ill-fated trawler had to subsist on meager supplies of food …

Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck
1 year, 6 months ago

Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a ship that went down off the country’s south coast and left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. Greek coast guard spokesman Nikos Alexiou said that both coast guard and private ships repeatedly offered by radio and loudspeaker to help the vessel Wednesday while it was in …

Hundreds Still Feared Missing After Sinking Of Migrant Boat In Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

Hundreds Still Feared Missing After Sinking Of Migrant Boat In Greece

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KALAMATA, Greece — Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued Thursday for possible survivors of a sea disaster in southern Greece. At least 78 bodies have been recovered after a fishing boat crammed with migrants seeking to make it from Libya to Italy capsized and sank a day …

Greece arrests nine survivors from capsized refugee ship
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece arrests nine survivors from capsized refugee ship

Al Jazeera  

Egyptian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arranged the deadly voyage. The Greek coastguard says nine survivors from the refugee ship that sank off the country’s coast have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arranged the voyage. The arrests were “the result of two days of interviews with …

Greece: At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off; several missing | DETAILS
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece: At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off; several missing | DETAILS

India TV News  

Greece migrant vessel sinks off : A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. “It looks as if there was a shift among the …

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

A fishing boat crammed with migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. It remains unclear how many people were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds may have been on board when the boat went down far from shore. Authorities said 104 people were rescued after the sinking in international …

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece

Hindustan Times  

At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday. Six coast guard vessels, a navy frigate, a military transport plane, an air force helicopter, several private vessels and a drone from the European Union border protection agency, Frontex, were taking …

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing

Associated Press  

KALAMATA, Greece — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. “It looks as if there was a shift among the people who were …

78 dead after boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

78 dead after boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

The accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds. “It’s one of the biggest operations ever in the Mediterranean,” Greek coastguard spokesman Nikos Alexiou told state ERT TV. Ioannis Zafiropoulos, deputy mayor of the southern port city of Kalamata, where survivors were taken, said his information indicated there were …

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece

LA Times  

Survivors of a migrant shipwreck gather Wednesday in a warehouse at the port in Kalamata, Greece, about 150 miles southwest of Athens. A fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday night, authorities said, leaving at least 78 people dead and many dozens missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this …

Greece: 90 migrants rescued from US-flagged yacht in distress
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece: 90 migrants rescued from US-flagged yacht in distress

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in southern Greece said Monday that 90 migrants, including 37 children, have been rescued from a U.S.-flagged yacht believed to be sailing from Turkey to Italy. The rescue took place on Sunday after a passenger made a distress call off the Greek island of Kythira, about 250 kilometers southwest of Athens. Smugglers in recent years have …

Death toll at 64 and dozens missing after migrant boat breaks apart off Italian coast
1 year, 9 months ago

Death toll at 64 and dozens missing after migrant boat breaks apart off Italian coast

LA Times  

Italian Red Cross volunteers and coast guard officials recover a body after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas off southern Italy. The death toll rose to at least 64 in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered several more bodies Monday, driving home once again the desperate and dangerous boat crossings of people seeking …

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