Exclusive: Lawyer defends Coast Guard officers accused in deadly Pylos shipwreck

More than two years after the Pylos shipwreck—the deadliest in modern Greek history, with possibly more than 600 men, women, and children lost—clear answers about its causes remain elusive. In June, Solomon met with attorney Thrasivoulos Kontaxis at his office in Athens. Kontaxis is defending the 13 uniformed officers (the captain and crew) of patrol vessel PPLS-920, the only Coast…

Developments in the Pylos shipwreck case

*Reposted from Refugee Support Aegean Granting of refugee status to survivors and supplementary criminal investigation The survivors of the Pylos shipwreck on 14 June 2023, whom we legally represent, along with most other survivors, were finally granted refugee status at the end of 2024, following persistent efforts, and while some of their asylum applications had initially been…

Scathing report by the Greek Ombudsman on the Pylos shipwreck

Clear evidence of serious criminal liability among senior Coast Guard officers – Unacceptable interference by the Ministry of Shipping The series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescue duties on the part of senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard, which constitute clear indications of the existence of, inter alia, offences of deadly exposure…

The Ombudsman’s Report on the Pylos Shipwreck

*First Published on The Greek Ombudsman The Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Pylos shipwreck reveals a series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescue duties on the part of senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard. The report finds that the actions and omissions of the implicated officers during the handling of the incident on…

Closure of the preliminary investigation by the prosecution of the Piraeus Maritime Court on the Pylos shipwreck

The absence of any investigation into the responsibilities of the competent search and rescue bodies and the leadership of the Greek Coast Guard is deafening The lawyers representing the survivors and victims of the shipwreck of the fishing vessel “Adriana”, which took place west of Pylos on 14/06/2023, were informed a few days ago of the completion…