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Greece recovers 12 bodies from migrant boat south of Crete
The Greek Coast Guard said 12 people were found dead on a boat south of Crete and about 105 others were rescued in three operations, according to eKathimerini, Greek City Times and The Associated Press.
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- Reuters is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued”
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Wire reporting: (Reuters, via The Hindu)
Primary source: ekathimerini.com
Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat south of Crete early Monday and about 105 other people were rescued in three operations, the Coast Guard said, according to eKathimerini, Greek City Times, AP and The Hindu1,2,3,4.
eKathimerini, citing the Coast Guard, said the bodies were found about 15 nautical miles southeast of Kali Limenes after a Moroccan-flagged container ship spotted the boat and alerted authorities2.
A Coast Guard vessel recovered 18 survivors and the 12 bodies and was taking them to Agia Galini, eKathimerini and Greek City Times reported2,3.
AP said a passing Moroccan-flagged cargo ship rescued the 18 people from that vessel and placed the find about 15 nautical miles, or about 18 miles, south of Crete on Monday morning1.
The Hindu, carrying a Reuters report from Athens, said it was not immediately clear how the 12 died and that a coast guard official put the first boat about 15 nautical miles off the port of Kaloi Limenes4.
Two other boats, carrying about 47 and about 40 people, were also found south of Crete1,2,3.
eKathimerini said those operations were about 30 and 31 nautical miles south of Kali Limenes, with Frontex manned and unmanned aircraft helping locate both boats and Frontex vessels picking up all 87 people for transfer to Kali Limenes2.
AP said the first of those boats was spotted by a Frontex aircraft and the second by a Frontex drone, and that those on board were being taken to a port on Crete southern coast1.
Greek City Times described the same distances south of Kala Limenas but placed the first sighting about 15 nautical miles southeast of Kalamata, a mainland port far from Crete; other accounts locate that boat off southern Crete3,1,2.
eKathimerini and Greek City Times said weather in the area was reported good or favourable2,3.
The Hindu said sea arrivals from northeastern Libya toward Crete have surged even as total arrivals have ebbed after stronger patrols4. Identities of the dead and the cause of death were not established in any of the accounts1,2,3,4.
Sources
- APGreek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete
- eKathimerini12 migrants found dead in boat off southern Crete as 105 rescued in three operations
- Greek City Times12 Dead as 105 Migrants Rescued in Operations South of Crete
- (Reuters, via The Hindu)Greece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, Coast Guard says
How it’s being reported
3 sourcesFirst reported by 
AP
12 Dead as 105 Migrants Rescued in Operations South of Crete
Overnight timing, Hellenic Coast Guard and Frontex roles, and Agia Galini transfer.
Greek media roundup of three overnight incidents, with the same 12 dead and about 105 rescued figures.
Leaves out AP's Frontex year-to-date crossing numbers.
APFirstGreek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Greece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, Coast Guard says
Leads with what someone said.
Same copy also at: Reuters
Where they agree
- Twelve bodies were recovered from a migrant boat south of Crete and 18 people from that boat were rescued.
- Two additional boats with about 47 and about 40 people were found south of Crete with Frontex help.
Where they differ
Where the first boat was found
Who recovered the 18 survivors from the first boat