At least 16 dead after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea off Greece – By Don Jacobson (UPI) / December 25, 2021
Dec. 25 (UPI) — At least 16 asylum-seekers died when a smuggling boat carrying them in the Aegean Sea capsized on Friday, Greek military officials said.
A large-scale search on Saturday involving 15 ships and several aircraft yielded the discovery of more drowning victims near the Greek island of Paros after 13 deaths were initially reported on Friday, the Hellenic Coast Guard said in a statement.
Sixty-three migrants have been rescued so far after the small, overcrowded sailboat carrying about 80 people capsized, the Coast Guard said.
Some of the survivors were transferred to a hospital in Paros and others were taken to a hotel. The boat was towed to a port as part of an investigation by the Paros Port Authority.
