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Capsizings cause the deaths of 12 migrants off Greek islands

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM · 1 min read
Capsizings cause the deaths of 12 migrants off Greek islands — WPLG Local 10, Wellington Community news
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A dozen migrants died in separate speedboat capsizings off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos, Greece's coast guard said Monday. An infant was among the dead.Six people died when a speedboat ferrying Syrian and Palestinian migrants struck the port side of a Greek coast guard vessel with its bow and capsized south of Lesbos late Sunday, a coast guard spokesperson told The Associated Press on customary condition of anonymity.Four men, one woman and an infant were among the dead. Another eight people, including an individual who has been detained as the suspected people smuggler, were rescued.Another speedboat capsized north of the island of Samos at around dawn on Monday, resulting in the death of five men and one woman. About 15 people have been rescued so far, including an Iranian man suspected of being a people smuggler.The spokesperson said that a coast guard vessel and a helicopter were still in the area looking for another three missing passengers.Greece's

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