2023-06-19 05:45:57
The EU border protection authority Frontex and the Greek coast guard are under criticism: Was the shipwreck off the Peloponnese peninsula preventable?
Around 200 people demonstrated in Piraeus once morest the actions of the EU border protection agency Frontex and the Greek coast guard. They accuse the services of not acting in time to bring the fishing boat that later sank off the Peloponnese peninsula to safety.
Reports: Up to 750 people on board
78 bodies were found and 104 people rescued, but many more are feared to have died. According to unconfirmed reports, there might have been up to 750 people on board who wanted to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy.
Coast Guard tow attempt
A Frontex surveillance aircraft had spotted the ship. The Greek Coast Guard reported that an attempt to take the overcrowded fishing boat to safety was denied by the people on board because they wanted to continue to Italy. A spokesman for Greece’s interim government said a ship carrying so many people might not be towed under duress.
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