{"id":1947331,"date":"2023-06-14T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-die-in-migrant-shipwreck-near-greek-coast\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:38:41","slug":"dozens-die-in-migrant-shipwreck-near-greek-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-die-in-migrant-shipwreck-near-greek-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Many killed in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdozens-die-in-migrant-shipwreck-near-greek-coast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1947331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<h2>Tragedy Strikes as Overcrowded Migrant Boat Sinks in Mediterranean Sea<\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At least 79 people drowned early Wednesday morning, and hundreds more are feared dead after an overcrowded boat of migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-die-in-migrant-shipwreck-near-greek-coast\/\" title=\"Many killed in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast.\">shipwreck occurred 47 nautical miles<\/a> from the Greek town of Pylos. Greek officials have rescued more than 100 passengers from the sea, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalherald.com\/president-sakellaropoulou-departs-for-kalamata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">housing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> them in nearby Kalamata.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAccording to the people, there were 750 people on board\u2026 We now hear reports of a shipwreck and fear they are true,\u201d Alarm Phone, a trans-European network that supports rescue operations and vehemently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alarm_phone\/status\/1669001422480846850?cxt=HHwWhMC9ye78vakuAAAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opposes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> strong border policies, said on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alarm_phone\/status\/1668913096667144193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-65901005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, survivors spoke of as many as 500 to 700 people on the boat, with regional health director Yiannis Karvelis saying, \u201cThe number of the people on board was much higher than the capacity that should be allowed for this boat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/14\/world\/europe\/greece-migrants-boat-sank.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> set sail from Tobruk, Libya, intending to reach Italy, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/seventeen-drown-100-rescued-after-migrant-shipwreck-off-greece-2023-06-14\/?utm_source=Sailthru&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&#038;utm_term=061423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The vessel was 65-100 feet long and mostly carried young men from Egypt, Syria, and Pakistan. The shipwreck is the deadliest in Greece since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Greek Coast Guard said the boat was first spotted late Tuesday by the E.U. border agency Frontex in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-a-veteran-who-witnessed-iranian-aggression-heres-why-john-kerrys-behavior-is-so-alarming\/\" title=\"As A Veteran Who Witnessed Iranian Aggression, Here\u2019s Why John Kerry\u2019s Behavior Is So Alarming\">international waters<\/a>. Italian authorities alerted Greece of the boat\u2019s presence, and the Greek Coast Guard approached the vessel and offered help. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Coast Guard said the migrants \u201crefused assistance and stated their desire to continue their voyage.\u201d A few hours later, the vessel veered from side to side before capsizing around 2:00 am. After the boat sank, the Coast Guard and military began a \u201cwide-ranging search and rescue operation\u201d looking for survivors and recovering the dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greece is one of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2023\/06\/14\/at-least-78-dead-in-worst-shipwreck-off-greece-in-years\/?sh=159da68035e4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">main routes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> into Europe for migrants from the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa with its close proximity to Turkey. During the 2015-2016 immigration crisis, nearly 5.2 million migrants reached European shores, with 857,000 arriving in Greece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe shipwreck brings to the fore once again, in the most tragic way, the need to dismantle the international smuggling rings that endanger the lives of migrants,\u201d Greece\u2019s Migration Ministry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/migration-gov-gr.translate.goog\/en\/deltio-typoy-ypoyrgeio-metanasteysis-kai-asyloy\/?_x_tr_sl=auto&#038;_x_tr_tl=en&#038;_x_tr_hl=en&#038;_x_tr_pto=wapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/seventeen-drown-100-rescued-after-migrant-shipwreck-off-greece-2023-06-14\/?utm_source=Sailthru&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&#038;utm_term=061423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">introduced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a tougher surveillance system at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-will-allow-migrant-camps-for-children-to-operate-at-100-capacity\/\" title=\"CDC Will Allow Migrant Camps For Children To Operate At 100% Capacity\">migrant camps<\/a>, many migrants have taken more dangerous routes to Italy via Greece. United Nations data <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data2.unhcr.org\/en\/situations\/mediterranean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that 71,000 people arrived in southern Europe via sea this year, with nearly 6,500 arriving in Greece. More than 1,000 have died taking these sea routes this year. The country also took in 70,000 Ukrainian refugees in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Immigration was a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/21\/world\/europe\/greece-elections-migrants-mitsotakis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">key issue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the 2023 Greek Legislative Election. Mitsotakis defended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-nearly-1000-child-migrants-held-more-than-10-days-in-border-detention-facilities\/\" title=\"Report: Nearly 1,000 Child Migrants Held More Than 10 Days In Border Detention Facilities\">strict immigration policies<\/a>, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/14\/world\/europe\/greece-migrants-abandoning-sea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">expelling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asylum seekers by sea and sending them to Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2022, a U.N. report <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mena.iom.int\/news\/deaths-migration-routes-mena-highest-2017-iom-2022-data-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">found<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that migration deaths were at their highest since 2017, with 84% of those who died traveling from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe via sea routes going unidentified.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 79 people drowned and many more are feared dead after an overcrowded migrant boat sank near Greece. The shipwreck happened 47 nautical miles from Pylos. 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