Pictures released by the Greek Coast Guard show hundreds of migrants crowded on a vessel that subsequently capsized in the Mediterranean, killing at least 79 people, in what is the deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year.
Survivors receive first aid after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, in Greece, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Pylos, Greece.
Migrants arrive at the port of Kalamata, following a rescue operation, after their boat capsized at open sea, in Kalamata, Greece, June 14, 2023.The Greek Coast Guard was in charge of the rescue operation, which included six Coast Guard vessels, a Greek Navy frigate, a military transport plane, an Air Force helicopter, several private vessels and a drone from the European Union border protection agency.
The Coast Guard had contacted the vessel midday on Tuesday as it traveled through international waters, according toSurvivors of a shipwreck sit in a warehouse, at the port in Kalamata town, southwest of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
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