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By Moira Lavelle and Vedat Yeler *First Published onAl Jazeera Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Pylos, Greece – As soon as the overloaded fishing trawler set off from Libya last month, the danger seemed obvious to Ahmed*, a 21-year-old Syrian. “The boat was too heavy,” he told Al Jazeera. “We were sitting next to each…
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By Imogen Piper, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Claire Parker and Elinda Labropoulou *originally pubished in The Washington PostJuly 5 at 10:00 a.m.717 The earliest of more than a dozen distress calls came the morning of June 13. On a boat overpacked with migrants, water had run out and the situation was deteriorating. Yet the Greek coast guard did not call for a high-priority…
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Families of those on board recall the heartbreaking farewells they shared as hopes of finding any more survivors vanish. By Moira Lavelle and Vedat Yeler *First Published on Al Jazeera Naeem Afridi last spoke to his brother, Hameedullah, on June 12 as he was travelling on a boat from Libya headed to Europe. “Hameedullah told me ‘Don’t worry.…
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https://www.hcg.gr/el/drasthriothtes/synexeia-enhmerwshs-anaforika-me-eyreia-epixeirhsh-ereynas-kai-diaswshs-allodapwn-se-die8nh-ydata-sth-8alassia-perioxh-47-nm-notiodytika-pyloy___________/ Συνέχεια ενημέρωσης: Αναφορικά με την ευρεία επιχείρηση έρευνας και διάσωσης αλλοδαπών που βρίσκεται σε εξέλιξη, σε διεθνή ύδατα στη θαλάσσια περιοχή 47 ν.μ. νοτιοδυτικά Πύλου, υπό το συντονισμό του Ενιαίου Κέντρου Συντονισμού Έρευνας και Διάσωσης Λ.Σ.-ΕΛ.ΑΚΤ., γνωρίζεται ότι στην περιοχή επιχειρούν Πλοίο Ανοιχτής Θαλάσσης (Π.Α.Θ.) Λ.Σ.-ΕΛ.ΑΚΤ. και τρία (03) παραπλέοντα πλοία, ενώ πρόκειται να…
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*First Puplished on MadaMasr An Egyptian fishing trawler, navigated by inexperienced migrants departing from the shores of eastern Libya for a new life in Italy, got lost in the sea within a day of setting sail. A hundred people were on the deck. But the majority of the over 700 migrants were locked downstairs in…
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Authorities in Pakistan say at least 124 Pakistanis were on a boat that sank off Greece with hundreds feared drowned. By Abid Hussain *First Published on Al Jazeera Islamabad, Pakistan – Two of Abid Kashmiri’s family members were on board the refugee-filled vessel that capsized off the coast of Greece last week. A cousin, Imran Nazir, and nephew, Abdul…
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*reposted from The ConversationThe Mediterranean route between Libya and Italy has been described as the “world’s most dangerous maritime crossing”. This was proven once again last week in the tragic shipwreck of a boat full of men, women and children, around 50 miles away from the southern Greek town of Pylos. The boat was being tracked by…
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https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/65942426/vpid/p0fvxz3jhttps://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/65942426/vpid/p0fvxz3j By Nick Beake, Europe correspondent & Kostas Kallergis, senior Europe producer BBC News in Kalamata *Originally Published in BBCThe BBC has obtained evidence casting doubt on the Greek coastguard’s account of Wednesday’s migrant shipwreck in which hundreds are feared to have died. Analysis of the movement of other ships in the area suggests the…
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*more info here2023-06-16 We are shocked and saddened by the tragic events that unfolded off the coast of Greece. The Frontex Executive Director, who travelled to Greece after learning about the tragedy, has offered any support the authorities may need. People smugglers have once again trifled with human lives by forcing several hundred migrants on a fishing boat…
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The findings of an investigation by Welt am Sonntag and POLITICO raise questions about whether the authorities knew the boat was in distress earlier than they admitted. *originally published in PoliticoJULY 15, 2023 1:30 AM CET BY LENNART PFAHLER, TIM RÖHN AND JACOPO BARIGAZZI Early on the morning of the Adriana’s final day at sea, the Italian authorities sent a…