Yesterday, two speedboats carrying migrants capsized in the eastern Aegean, near Samos and Lesbos, killing 12 people.
Near Mytilene, a speedboat carrying migrants collided with a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel and capsized, killing six people. Eight others were rescued, and no one was reported missing, according to the Coast Guard.
The shipwreck occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday. The speedboat had departed from the Turkish coast and was heading toward Lesbos.
In 2025, approximately 8,000 migrants and refugees lost their lives along migration routes worldwide, including 58 in Greece.
Among those rescued was a 37-year-old Turkish man who was arrested after being identified as the migrant smuggler and operator of the boat.
Near Samos, another speedboat capsized, killing six people. Fourteen others were rescued, while the search and rescue operation remains underway.
According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, the speedboat was traveling at high speed when it was first spotted by a Turkish patrol vessel in Turkish territorial waters and later by a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol vessel in Greek territorial waters.
In 2025, approximately 8,000 migrants and refugees died along migration routes worldwide, including 58 in Greece.
Source: Efimerida ton Syntakton
