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Migrant boat incidents leave dead and rescued off Crete

Latest · Bodies recovered from migrant boat sailing near Greece (Africanews)

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…

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First published 14:56 UTC, 9 November 2026 · Updated 13:10 UTC, 10 November 2026

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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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10 November 2026

  1. 11:36Africanews · Bodies recovered from migrant boat sailing near Greece Original ↗
  2. 11:29AOL.com · · also on 1 other siteTragedy as 21 people found dead in boats near Crete Original ↗

9 November 2026

  1. 23:22Daily Pioneer · 12 dead after migrant boat found off Crete Original ↗
  2. 20:33shafaqna.com · At least 21 migrants die trying to reach Greece's Crete Original ↗
  3. 19:24saharareporters.com · 13 African Migrants Die Near Greece After Boat Sinks Off Crete Island Original ↗
  4. 18:01WTVC · TBI investigating deaths of two people found in Athens, Tennessee Original ↗
  5. 17:54The Daily Star · 21 migrants die trying to reach Greece's Crete Original ↗
  6. 15:37balkaninsight.com · Greece Retrieves 21 Dead Migrants off Crete Island Original ↗
  7. 13:22Indiatimes · 12 dead in latest migrant boat tragedy off Crete; more vessels head towards Greece Original ↗
  8. 13:22LBC · At least 14 dead after migrant boat spotted near Crete Original ↗
  9. 13:07The National · Thirteen migrants found dead and 18 rescued from boat off Greece's Crete island Original ↗
  10. 12:52HNGN - Headlines & Global News · 14 Migrants Dead on Boat South of Crete; 100+ Rescued Nearby Original ↗
  11. 12:07Big News Network.com · · also on 1 other site20 migrants dead, 133 rescued in boat incidents off Greece's Crete Original ↗
  12. 11:34thegazette.com · · also on 10 other sitesDeath toll from migrant boat found with bodies on board south of Greece increases to 14 Original ↗
  13. 11:11singletonargus.com.au · · also on 15 other sitesGreece retrieves bodies from boat found off Crete Original ↗
  14. 09:47DW · Greece: 20 dead migrants recovered from boats off of Crete Original ↗
  15. 09:21Euronews · Crete boat tragedy: 20 migrants found dead trying to reach Greece Original ↗
  16. 08:36Deccan Chronicle · Eight Dead As Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece's Crete Island Original ↗
  17. 06:52arabnews.com · · also on 4 other sitesGreece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, coast guard says Original ↗

8 November 2026

  1. 15:36Xinhua · 1 Dead, 28 rescued in migrant boat incident off Crete, Greece-Xinhua Original ↗

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