Overview
- Search-and-rescue operations with patrol boats, a helicopter and divers continue for potential missing people, and the number on board remains unclear.
- Authorities said 24 migrants and two coast guard officers were taken to hospital in Chios, with several patients reported in serious condition.
- Most survivors were reported to be Afghan nationals, and an injured Moroccan man has been detained on suspicion of people smuggling.
- The shipping ministry and the Central Port Authority of Chios have launched an investigation, and officials said the patrol boat’s camera was not active during the incident.
- EU officials called the loss of life a tragedy as rights groups renewed scrutiny of Greece’s sea enforcement practices following earlier deadly cases.