On June 14th, a boat with 750 people onboard, coming from Libya, was in distress in the Greek SAR zone. The boat sank killing around 80 people and leaving several hundred missing people.
On 21 June, Frontex recommended temporarily suspending the agency’s activities in Greece on the basis of Article 46 of the regulation applicable to the agency, which provides for cases of “serious or potentially persistent breaches of fundamental rights or international protection obligations”.
On 26 June, Frontex stated that the Greek authorities had refused the support of a reconnaissance aircraft to monitor the progress of the ship on 13 June. The Greek coastguard is accused of only intervening when the ship was beginning to sink after capsizing.
On 27 June, InfoMigrants counted 82 dead and several hundred missing.
On June 26, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, began his second term as Prime Minister of Greece. Known for his tough immigration policy, Mitsotakis once again lent his support to the coastguards after the Pylos shipwreck.
On June 26th, the NGO Aegean boat published a video showing a group of Palestinian and Syrian migrants handcuffed, blindfolded and crammed into the back of a van with its windows closed in Kos.
On June 19, 63 people were stranded on the Evros River and called for assistance. Greek authorities were informed and refused to help them. After more than a week of distress, they crossed the river by themselves.
On June 19th, 36 people were stranded near Kissari. The Greek authorities were informed but didn’t intervene. The last contact Alarm Phone had with them dates back to June 23th.
On June 15th, 19 people asked for assistance off Kos. They finally arrived safely at a camp in Kos.
On June 14th, near Crete, a boat carrying about 72 people was rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guards.
On June 6, 128 people were reported in distress at the junction of the Italian and Greek SAR zones. The people were finally rescued and sent to Italy.
In Evros, three different groups, 330 people are stranded in the river’s islet. While some where returned, it is unclear what happened to the others as contact with them was lost.
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