*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…
*First Published on MadaMasr Seventy-eight bodies have been found and more than 500 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized to the southwest of Greece on Wednesday in a catastrophe that marks one of the deadliest shipwrecks ever to take place in the Mediterranean. Another 104 people were rescued by authorities. As…
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…
*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 not designed…
Nine suspects expected to face court as search enters third day and initial response to disaster is criticised *First Published on The Guardian Rescuers have launched the third and final day of their search for survivors of one of the Mediterranean’s worst boat disasters, as authorities detained nine suspected people-smugglers and criticism of Greece’s initial response mounted.…
*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…
*Originally published in DocumentoThe “Aigaion Pelagos” lifeguard boat was in the area, but was not included in the rescue operation by the Greek Coast Guard. Only hours after the capsizing of a vessel in the Mediterranean which led to the death of at least 78 migrants, information published by Documento, demonstrates important responsibilities of the Greek authorities. According to…
Women also said to have been in the hold, amid fears 78 so far confirmed dead could rise into the hundreds *First Published on The Guardian Survivors from an overcrowded fishing boat that capsized and sank on Wednesday off the Greek coast in one of the worst disasters in the Mediterranean in recent years have told doctors…
