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Greece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, Coast Guard says

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Greece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, Coast Guard says

ATHENS Greece retrieved the bodies ​of 12 dead migrants from a ‌boat sailing off the ​island of Crete early ⁠on Monday (November 9, 2026), its coast guard said.

It was not immediately clear ‌how the migrants died.

Also Read: The roots of Europe’s refugee crisis https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-roots-of-europes-refugee-crisis/article7648732.ece The coast guard rescued ‌another 18 people from ‌the ⁠boat about 15 nautical ⁠miles off the port of Kaloi Limenes and dozens of others in ​two other ‌incidents off Crete, a coast guard official said, adding that they will all be ‌taken ashore.