Farmakonissi
Greece
Seven Alleged Traffickers Arrested for Sunday's Fatal Migrant Shipwreck Near Farmakonissi
Greek authorities announced the arrest of seven alleged traffickers considered responsible for the fatal migrant crossing that ended in tragedy on Sunday morning, when the wooden sailboat used to transport upward of 100 refugees overturned due to bad weather...
Greece
Girl, 6, Drowns In Migrant Boat Sinking
In yet another episode of people trying to enter Greece unlawfully, a 6-year-old girl drowned when a small boat crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece illegally sank off an eastern Aegean Sea islet, the Merchant Marine Ministry said,...
Greece
Greek and Turkish Coast Guard Vessels Collide in Aegean
A Greek and a Turkish coast guard vessel have collided in the Aegean Sea, the Greek foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that a complaint would be made to Ankara over the issue.
"The Turkish coastguard vessel was sailing dangerously...