Thirteen migrants found dead and 18 rescued from boat off Greece's Crete island
Authorities say boat struggled to reach shore amid strong winds for several days
- News
- Migrant boat incidents leave dead and…
- Thirteen migrants found dead and 18 rescued from…
Part of a developing story
Migrant boat incidents leave dead and rescued off 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.
- Bodies recovered from migrant boat sailing near GreeceAfricanews · 11:36 UTC, 10 November 2026
- Tragedy as 21 people found dead in boats near CreteAOL.com · 11:29 UTC, 10 November 2026
- 12 dead after migrant boat found off CreteDaily Pioneer · 23:22 UTC, 9 November 2026
- At least 21 migrants die trying to reach Greece's Creteshafaqna.com · 20:33 UTC, 9 November 2026
- 13 African Migrants Die Near Greece After Boat Sinks Off Crete Islandsaharareporters.com · 19:24 UTC, 9 November 2026
- TBI investigating deaths of two people found in Athens, TennesseeWTVC · 18:01 UTC, 9 November 2026
Headlines via GDELT Project, linked to each publisher · Photos and share text belong to their publishers, are loaded from their sites and are credited and linked. All data sources.