At least 14 dead after migrant boat spotted near Crete
Officials retrieved 13 bodies from the boat, which was spotted by a container ship 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the port of Kaloi Limenes on Crete
Officials retrieved 13 bodies from the boat, which was spotted by a container ship 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the port of Kaloi Limenes on Crete
Migrant boat incidents off Crete, Greece, were reported on November 8 and 9. Xinhua first reported one person dead and 28 rescued, then said 20 had died and 133 had been rescued in boat incidents. DW reported 20 bodies recovered and 40 people rescued from two vessels, while Euronews said 21 people died over the weekend. Reports gave differing death tolls for boats off Crete, including 12, 13 and 14; they did not explain the differences.
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