Category: Investigations – Reports

*First Published on InfoMigrants Questions continue to mount over what happened to the migrant ship that sank off Greece in the early hours of last Wednesday. Some of the most recent evidence suggests inaccuracies in the Greek coast guard’s account. More than five days after a migrant ship reportedly carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast of…

*First Published on BBC 18 June 2023 By Nick Beake, Europe correspondent & Kostas Kallergis, senior Europe producer, The 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 overcrowded fishing vessel…

Government denies survivors’ claims that it tried to tie a rope to the trawler that led to its sinking, as hundreds are feared dead *First Published on Middle East Eye By Areeb Ullah Three days on and more questions than answers are emerging on how a rusty trawler carrying “hundreds” of people sank off the Greek coast in the deepest…

*First Published on Solomon The bodies of the victims who lost their lives at sea, 80 km southwest of Pylos on June 13-14 have been transferred to Schisto cemetery. At least 78 dead and hundreds remain missing. So far, 104 people have been rescued, while the search for survivors continues. But critical questions remain about the Hellenic…

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 troubling warning…