A Search and Rescue exercise, carried out just a few weeks after the shipwreck that claimed over 600 lives, raises questions about what the Hellenic Coast Guard did – and mainly did not do – on the evening of June 14, 2023. *First Published on Solomon Stavros Malichudis On the morning of October 25, 2023, at 10:00,…
Together for Justice 6 months since the Pylos shipwreck “All we care about is that the world knows what happened.” – Walid*, a young Egyptian shipwreck survivor. *pseudonym We would like to invite you and colleagues to ‘Together for Justice – 6 months since the Pylos shipwreck’, an event organised by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, on…
*reposted from Legal Centre LesvosSince the tragic Pylos shipwreck of 14 June, civil society, activists and human rights organisations, including the Legal Centre Lesvos, have repeatedly called the Greek authorities for a transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy. Several protests and marches were also spontaneously organised around Greece, such as in Athens, Thessaloniki and Lesvos in support of the victims…
*First Published on The International Ombudsman Institute An independent investigation is initiated by the Greek Ombudsman on the Pylos shipwreck incident. The Ombudsman, Mr. Andreas Pottakis, addressed two letters to the Commandant of the Hellenic Coastguard requesting a thorough internal investigation on any acts or omissions by Coastguard officers in connection to the tragic incident of 14 June 2023.…
*First Published on Initiative of Lawyers and Jurists for the shipwreck of Pylos Update on the progress of the judicial investigation into the deadly Pylos shipwreck (1/11/2023) As already known, on 13 September 2023, 40 survivors of the deadly shipwreck, which took place off the coast of Pylos on 14 June 2023, filed a criminal complaint with…
*for more languages please choose above In the early morning hours of 14 June 2023, the overcrowded fishing boat “Adriana” sank in international waters around 50 miles from the port of Pylos, Greece. Hundreds of people drowned under the watch of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG). Nearly all of the 104 people who managed to survive were…
Survivors demand an effective investigation *reposted from Refugee Support Aegean Athens, September 14, 2023: Forty survivors of the deadly shipwreck in Pylos filed yesterday a criminal complaint against all responsible parties before the Naval Court of Piraeus. The survivors, represented by the Network for Refugee and Migrant Rights, the Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR), the Greek Council…
Forty survivors are part of the suit alleging Greek authorities failed to protect the lives of those on the fishing boat that capsized in June, killing hundreds. By Katy Fallon *First Published on Al Jazeera Athens, Greece – Three months after one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea in recent years, a lawsuit has been filed on…
Questions to the Coast Guard regarding the posting of dozens of rescue videos after the shipwreck off Pylos According to the spokesperson of the Hellenic Coast Guard, Mr. N. Alexiou, concerning the deadly and criminal shipwreck off Pylos on June 14, 2023, “at the time of the sinking, there was no possibility of recording” (statements on 20/6/2023)…
*First Published on RPE The tragedy of the sinking of the Pylos boat on June 14th, which was carrying hundreds of refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on June 14th, represents one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the region in nearly a decade. According to the testimonies of the survivors and families of the victims, the…
