Nine men have been arrested after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants sunk off the coast of Greece - killing at least 78 people and leaving hundreds missing. Read more:
Coastguard says it made contact with boat – but it refuses helpAlarm Phone says another distress call successfully gives boat's coordinates: Alarm Phone says it emails Frontex and Greek authorities with coordinatesFaithful Warrior commercial ship arrives to provide assistanceReports boat's engine has failedThe boat was travelling around Greece's southern coast on Tuesday afternoon when it was spotted by the EU's Frontex border agency, which flagged it to both Greek and Italian...
Reports say the vessel, still overwhelmed with people, started veering side to side and capsized shortly after. It sunk completely in around 15 minutes It was feared they were being kept on the lower deck, so became trapped and drowned when the boat overturned.
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