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maritime-accident2 years ago•0 min saved

Tragedy Strikes as Cargo Ship Sinks, 13 Crew Members Missing

A cargo ship carrying salt sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, resulting in one death and 12 crew members missing. The Comoros-flagged vessel, named "Raptor," had reported a mechanical failure and issued a distress call. One person was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. The crew consisted of eight Egyptians, as well as Syrian and Indian nationals. The Greek coast guard is conducting a rescue operation to locate the missing crew members.

via Reuters|

#cargo-ship #casualties #greek-coast-guard

world-news2 years ago•0 min saved

Greek Coast Guard Accused of Causing Migrant Boat Sinking and Chaos

Survivors of a migrant boat that sank in the Mediterranean allege that the Greek Coast Guard caused the boat to sink by attempting to tow it too fast. The Hellenic Coast Guard denies the allegations. The boat was already in dire straits due to overcrowding and lack of food and water before the accident.

via The Daily Beast|

#greek-coast-guard #mediterranean #migrant-boat

world-news2 years ago•7 min saved

Questions raised over Greek coast guard's role in Pakistani migrant boat tragedy.

Survivors of a migrant boat disaster off the coast of Greece have pointed blame at the Greek coast guard, suggesting more lives could have been saved and may even point to fault on the part of Greek authorities. The Hellenic Coast Guard has repeatedly denied attempting to tow the vessel. An official investigation into the cause of the tragedy is still ongoing. Human rights groups say the authorities had a duty to act to save lives, regardless of what people on board were saying to the coast guard before the migrant boat capsized.

via CNN|

#greek-coast-guard #human-rights #migrant-boat-sinking

world-news2 years ago•3 min saved

Rising Death Toll and Unprecedented Tragedies: Migrant Boat Disasters Highlight Ongoing Crisis.

The death toll from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean has risen to 81, with only 104 survivors found so far. New accounts from survivors have raised questions about the Greek coast guard's response to the incident. Survivors claim that up to 750 people were on board, and that the smugglers didn't let anyone bring lifejackets. The Greek coast guard has been criticised for not trying to rescue the migrants before their vessel sank. Smuggling networks are growing stronger due to migration “bottlenecks” resulting from Europe's tight border policies.

via Euronews|

#greek-coast-guard #mediterranean #migrant-shipwreck

world-news2 years ago•7 min saved

Greek migrant boat tragedy reignites debate on EU's responsibility for migrant crisis.

The Greek coast guard and activists have differing accounts of what led up to one of the worst shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean history. The Greek coast guard said that the overcrowded trawler was moving steadily toward Italy, refusing almost all assistance, until minutes before it sank. But activists said that people on board were in danger and made repeated pleas for help more than 15 hours before the vessel sank. As many as 750 men, women, and children from Syria, Egypt, the Palestinian territories, and Pakistan were on board, fleeing hopelessness in their home countries and trying to reach relatives in Europe.

via ABC News|

#activists #greek-coast-guard #mediterranean-shipwreck

world-news2 years ago•5 min saved

Greek Coast Guard Under Scrutiny After Deadly Migrant Shipwreck

The Greek coast guard has defended its response to a shipwreck off the country's south coast that left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned, as criticism mounted over the years-long failure to hammer out a comprehensive policy on migration into Europe. Patrol boats and a helicopter spent a third day scouring the area of the Mediterranean Sea where the packed fishing vessel capsized early Wednesday, in what the U.N. migration agency said could be the second deadliest shipwreck recorded.

via The Associated Press|

#eu #greek-coast-guard #migration

human-rights2 years ago•0 min saved

Accusations of Deliberate Abandonment of Migrants at Sea Rock Coast Guard and Greek Government.

The Greek Coast Guard is accused of abandoning a group of 12 migrants, including a 6-month-old baby, in an unpowered dinghy in the Aegean Sea on April 11. The incident, described as an "extrajudicial deportation," was captured on video and has raised concerns about human rights violations and anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe.

via The Daily Beast|

#aegean-sea #anti-immigrant-sentiment #extrajudicial-deportation