Six migrants, including infant, killed in speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel crash near Lesbos
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- Greece's shipping minister Vassilis Kikilias blamed migrant traffickers for the deaths and said evidence so far indicated the speedboat struck the left side of a coast guard vessel with its bow.S1
- The speedboat, which was carrying migrants, crashed as it was attempting to leave Turkey's western coast towards Lesvos, a Greek island next to the Turkish coastS2
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Six migrants, including infant, killed in speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel crash near Lesbos
Greece's shipping minister Vassilis Kikilias blamed migrant traffickers for the deaths and said evidence so far indicated the speedboat struck the left side of a coast guard vessel…
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Six migrants including baby die as speedboat crashes into coast guard near Lesvos
The speedboat, which was carrying migrants, crashed as it was attempting to leave Turkey's western coast towards Lesvos, a Greek island next to the Turkish coast
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Published Oct 19, 2026
What to know
- Greece's shipping minister Vassilis Kikilias blamed migrant traffickers for the deaths and said evidence so far indicated the speedboat struck the left side of a coast guard vessel with its bow.S1
- The speedboat, which was carrying migrants, crashed as it was attempting to leave Turkey's western coast towards Lesvos, a Greek island next to the Turkish coastS2
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