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Fifteen migrants dead after collision with Greek Coast Guard boat

GREEK - At least 15 migrants have died after a speedboat carrying them collided with a Hellenic...

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Coast Guard vessel off the coast of the island of Chios late on Tuesday. Greek authorities said the speedboat was making dangerous manoeuvres and that a pursuit was under way at the time of the collision in the Chios Strait, near the village of Vrontados. Twenty-four people were rescued, some of whom were seriously injured, and others are reportedly still missing. The coastguard has not yet clarified the exact circumstances around the collision. A search and rescue operation was ongoing on Tuesday night, which involved four coastguard vessels, a privately owned boat carrying civilian divers, and a helicopter. Greek state broadcaster ERT said the injured included seven children, a pregnant woman and two coastguard officers. (BBC)

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Fifteen migrants dead after collision with Greek Coast Guard boat