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Off Greece, a migrant ship from Libya sank on the night of Tuesday June 13 to Wednesday June 14. He was on his way to Italy. Around 100 people were rescued, but at least 78 lost their lives.
On the night of Tuesday June 13 to Wednesday June 14, a migrant ship sank off Greece. Leaving from Libya, he was on his way to Italy. Photos from the Greek Coast Guard show the ship before it sank. The bridge is literally crowded. During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the Greek coastguards brought back new corpses. It is impossible to say how many migrants lost their lives in this tragedy, and we will probably never know precisely.
Circumstances still murky
So far, 104 people have been rescued and brought back to dock in Greece. 78 people are officially dead, and hundreds more are still missing. The circumstances of the sinking are still murky. The migrants made numerous distress calls to an NGO. THE migrants would havecould they be rescued before the boat sank? A plane from Frontex, the European border surveillance agency, flew over the boat on Tuesday noon, but the ship would have refused any help, according to the Greek authorities.