A Moroccan survivor of the deadly collision off Chios that killed 15 people has been ordered remanded in pre-trial custody on suspicion of ... Another four injured children remained in hospital on Chios.
A 12-year-old girl with a broken arm has emerged as a symbol of resilience at Chios hospital, tending to other survivors following a deadly collision between a coast guard vessel and a migrant boat that claimed 15 lives ... See to my dad”.».
Questions are mounting over events Tuesday night off the island of Chios that resulted in the deaths of 15 Afghan migrants, as investigations seek to determine how the tragedy occurred and whether it could have been prevented.
Greece’s Ombudsman’s office on Thursday urged the Coast Guard to conduct an “impartial and extensive” investigation into the death of 15 migrants in a collision between a Coast Guard vessel and a small inflatable boat off Chios this week ... .
The collision occurred after a migrant boat sailing towards Chios with its navigation lights switched off ignored signals from a coast guard patrol vessel and changed course, the coast guard said in a statement.