On June 14, a fishing boat carrying irregular migrants capsized in international waters 47 nautical miles from Navarino, located in the Peloponnese in Greece, 78 people lost their lives, 104 people were rescued and brought to Kalamata Port. According to the nonprofit Alarm Phone, there were about 700 people on board. As search and rescue efforts continue, experts are worried that the death toll will increase.
ALLEGED THAT THE MIGRANT BOAT WAS ‘REMOVED’ FROM GREEK NEWSPAPER
Efimerida Ton Sintakton newspaper published in Greece claimed that the ship was removed from the scene by the coast guard teams in the news that included the statements of the captain of the oil tanker named “Faithful Warrior”, which passed from the point where the disaster occurred.
In the news, which alleged that the Greek Search and Rescue Center was aware that the overloaded fishing boat was shaking dangerously, it was argued that the questions about why the coast guard teams chose to remove the oil tanker instead of calling the scene for a possible rescue operation should be answered.
Hans Leijtens, Director of Frontex, the European Union’s border protection agency, announced that they detected the capsized fishing boat carrying irregular migrants off the Peloponnese in Greece and reported it to the Greek local authorities.
IMPLEMENTATION FROM SYRIZA TO COAST GUARDS
Radical Left Alliance (SYRIZA) Leader Aleksis Tsipras visited Kalamata Port, where the immigrants who survived the disaster were taken, to get information about the incident, and said that the immigrants said that the Greek coast guard teams were trying to push the boat into Italian waters. (AA)