[Greece] Strategic developments: Other
Country
AI Brief
Other: On 22 March 2025, Greece's coast guard rescued 18 migrants on the island of Farmakonisi and collected unconscious a 19th person from the sea, but he did not survive. 1 coast guard patrol vessel continued to search for survivors off the Coast of Farmakonisi. 3 minors, 1 in critical condition were transported to Athens. The following day, a coast guard patrol vessel intercepted and arrested an Iranian national on a speedboat, who was fleeing to the Turkish coast after disembarking 16 migrants on Farmakonisi. The survivors of the 22 March incident identified him as the smuggler and the same individual who had transported them and threw 3 people overboard, leading to the death of 1, before fleeing to the Turkish coast.
- Severity
- LOW
- Occurred
- 2025-03-22
- Country
- Greece
- Event type
- strategic
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