Overview

• Investigations into allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard's actions contributed to the Pylos shipwreck six months ago have made little progress, according to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
• The shipwreck resulted in the death of over 600 people, with only 104 survivors from an estimated 750 migrants and asylum seekers onboard.
• Survivors allege that the Coast Guard failed to mobilize appropriate resources for a rescue despite clear indicators of distress, and that a Coast Guard patrol boat caused the boat to capsize.
• Nine survivors are currently facing serious charges before the Criminal Court of Kalamata in Greece, including for causing a shipwreck.
• Concerns have been raised about the adequacy of ongoing judicial inquiries into the tragedy, given Greece's history of failures in investigating shipwrecks and human rights violations at its borders.