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[39] [43] According to one estimate the boat had the capacity to carry at most 400 people, [9] but could have been carrying up to 750 people including men, women, and children. [10] According to a PBS Newshour report, traffickers charged each passenger US$4,500, which meant that the traffickers could have potentially made more than US$3 million ...
The disaster on June 14 off southwestern Greece sent shockwaves across Europe and beyond and raised questions about the European Union's tactics to stem the flow of migrants from Africa and the ...
The December 2012 Lesbos, Greece migrant boat disaster occurred in the early hours of December 14, 2012, off Greek island Lesbos in the northeastern Aegean Sea when a boat carrying illegal immigrants, which set sail from Turkey, sank. At least 18 people died by the incident, eight were missing and one man was rescued by the Greek harbor police ...
According to timelines from authorities and activists, the Greek coastguard was alerted to the presence of the vessel 47 nautical miles (87 km) so How migrant tragedy unfolded on the high seas off ...
It capsized off southwestern Greece on June 14, 2023, even though the Greek coast guard had been monitoring it for hours. Greece migrant boat disaster relatives demand answers, one year on Skip to ...
Migrants aboard an inflatable vessel before their rescue co-ordinated by USS Carney near Spain in February 2013. This article is a list of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea leading up to and resulting from the European migrant crisis with recent migration also related to developments such as the Arab Spring protests (2010–2012), civil wars in Syria (since 2011) and Libya ...
MALAKASA/KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given accounts of traffickers in North Africa cramming them into a ...
Pages in category "Maritime incidents in Greece" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... December 2012 Lesbos, Greece, migrant boat disaster; M.