*First Published on Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) More than two months after the tragic Pylos shipwreck off the Greek coast, carrying approximately 750 migrants – amidst allegations against the Greek coast guard for its involvement in the incident – only 104 people survived. The search operation led to the recovery of 82 bodies until it was halted on July 7,…
The overcrowded fishing trawler Adriana was on its way from Libya to Italy, and on the fifth day of it’s supposed three day journey, they ran into trouble. The Hellenic Coastguard however, did not respond immediately despite being aware of the situation. From the 750 people on board, only 108 survived and 642 lost their lives when…
In this episode of VC Mytillini, I take a closer look at the needless loss of life that occurred during the shipwreck that happened on the morning of the 13th of June this year. On the morning of the 13th of June near the Greek island of Pylos, a dangerously overcrowded fishing trawler filled with migrants on…
نُشر لأول مرة على علمت منصة اللاجئين أن أهالى مركزى تلا بالمنوفية و ابراش بالشرقية قد تمكنوا من التعرف على ١٤ جثمان لذويهم بين غرقى مركب “بيلوس” باليونان عن طريق تحليل DNA، كانت السلطات المصرية في ٢٢ يونيو قامت بإبلاغ عائلات الضحايا بالسفر إلى القاهرة لإجراء فحص الحمض النووي، قبل إرسالها إلى اليونان عن طريقة حقيبة ديبلوماسية…
*First Published on RPE According to the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) findings, residents of Tala in Menoufia Governorate and Abrash in Al-Sharqia Governorate were able to identify 14 bodies of their family members among the victims of the “Pylos” shipwreck in Greece through DNA analysis. Egyptian authorities had informed the victims’ families on June 22nd to…
Amnesty International e Human Rights Watch: continueremo ad indagare e a chiedere giustizia *Pubblicato per la prima volta da Melting Pot Europa La Guardia costiera greca continua ad affermare che i passeggeri del peschereccio “Adriana”, avevano rifiutato il loro aiuto il 14 giugno al largo delle coste di Pylos in Grecia.In questo naufragio, uno dei più letali della…
Starkly divergent accounts from survivors and Greek authorities around the circumstances of the deadly Pylos shipwreck, underscore the urgent need for an effective, independent, and impartial investigation, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The disparities between survivors’ accounts of the Pylos shipwreck and the authorities’ version of the events are extremely concerning The fishing vessel, Adriana, was…
*Αναδημοσίευση από Τα Νέα Τα τηλέφωνα που είχαν παραμείνει στο σκάφος διάσωσης παραδόθηκαν πρόσφατα στους αρμόδιους δικαστικούς λειτουργούς – Το σενάριο ρυμούλκησης του δουλεμπορικού, το προβληματικό σύστημα καταγραφής του σκάφους του Λιμενικού και τα νέα δεδομένα στην τραγωδία με τους 600 αγνοουμένους Το οπτικό υλικό που περιέχουν 20 «χαμένα» κινητά διασωθέντων από το μοιραίο δουλεμπορικό αποτελεί –…
*αναδημοσίευση από Solomon Το αλιευτικό που ανατράπηκε τα ξημερώματα της 14ης Ιουνίου νοτιοδυτικά της Πύλου βρίσκεται ξεχασμένο στον πυθμένα του βαθύτερου σημείου της Μεσογείου. Και ενώ οι συγγενείς των θυμάτων ζητούν την ανέλκυση του πλοίου και την ανάσυρση των σορών των αγαπημένων τους, και η Ευρωπαία Διαμεσολαβήτρια ανακοίνωσε έρευνα – σε συντονισμό με τον Συνήγορο του Πολίτη – προκειμένου να αποσαφηνιστεί…
New report suggests real culprits behind deadly Pylos wreck had close ties with Libya’s eastern commander, Khalifa Haftar *First Published on Middle East Eyes By Katherine Hearst Nine Egyptian men accused of being members of a smuggling network are still being held in Greece in pre-trial detention, in connection with last month’s deadly Pylos shipwreck, campaigners say. On 13 June, a…
