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Calls for Justice Persist One Year After Greece Migrant Shipwreck

Survivors and families demand accountability and answers as investigations remain inconclusive.

FILE - In this undated photo provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, scores of people sit on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece. The sinking of the Adriana a year ago in international waters 75 kilometers (45 miles) off southern Greece was one of the worst of its kind in the Mediterranean Sea. Only 82 bodies were recovered, so hundreds of families still lack even the grim satisfaction of certitude that their relatives are dead. (Hellenic Coast Guard via AP, File)
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Hamza’s three childhood friends from Pakistan who were on the boat that sank off Pylos, Greece, on June 14, 2023. They have been missing ever since
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Overview

  • Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Athens, London, Paris, and Berlin to mark the anniversary.
  • Survivors accuse the Greek coast guard of causing the ship to capsize during a towing attempt.
  • Only 82 bodies were recovered from the estimated 750 passengers on board the overcrowded vessel.
  • UN agencies and human rights groups criticize the slow progress of the investigation.
  • Families of the missing continue to seek closure, with many still awaiting DNA identification results.