Greece boat disaster survivors blame coastguard for tragedy

Survivors of a boat disaster near Greece, which likely killed hundreds of migrants, have given accounts of traffickers cramming them into an overloaded fishing trawler with no food or water. Some survivors claim that the boat capsized due to a disastrous towing attempt by the Greek coastguard, contradicting the official statements. The survivors' statements, submitted to Greek judicial officials, describe the terrifying moments when the boat overturned after the coastguard attached a rope and started pulling it. The tragedy occurred in international waters within Greece's search-and-rescue jurisdiction, and only 104 survivors have been found so far.