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June 2023

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  • 10 June The migrant boat, the Adriana, left Tobruk, Libya, on 10 June with an estimated 400 to 750 migrants.[1][2]
  • 13 June
    • 9:55 a.m. EEST Nawal Soufi, an activist posted on Twitter (now X), that the Adriana fishing vessel which had 750 passengers was in distress. She wrote, "At this moment I was told by the group of migrants on board the boat in distress with 750 people that 6 people are dead and two others are in critical condition. I hope from the bottom of my heart to be proven wrong by someone." Her second tweet included the coordinates of the fishing boat.[3][4]
    • 11:00 a.m. EEST The Italian coast guard alerted Greek authorities and the European Union (EU) border protection agency, Frontex, of a vessel in distress.[5][6][7]
    • 1:35 p.m. The HCG report said that the a HCG helicopter was dispatched and took off from Mytilene heading towards the fishing boat's location.[4] The helicopter began to observe the Adriana.[8] and reported that the migrant boat was "sailing with a steady course and speed with the ability."[7]
    • 2:00 p.m. The HCG made their first contact with the migrant boat.[7][4]
    • 6:00 p.m. The HCG helicopter reported that the Adriana was still "sailing on a steady course".[8]
    • Soon after 6:00 PM a person onboard the Adriana with a satellite phone told the coast guard that they needed food and water. The coast guard reported that that person said their ship's destination was Italy.[8]
    • 9:00 p.m. BBC investigates said that the "overcrowded fishing vessel was not moving for at least seven hours before it capsized".[9]
    • 9:45 p.m. In his report to the Hellenic Search and Rescue Center, Panagiotis Konstantinidis, Captain of the merchant vessel, the Faithful Warrior said that there was overcrowding on the decks of the fishing trawler that was causing it to "rock dangerously". Shortly after, passengers on the trawler threw supplies off the boat and into the water.[10]
  • 14 June
    • After midnight, there were merchant ships delivering supplies to the migrant boat. The person with the satellite phone reported that they ship had an engine problem.[8]
    • 13:06 AM EEST Early Wednesday morning [11]
    • Early morning on Wednesday, 40 minutes after the satellite phone call, the migrant boat "began to rock violently," according to a statement from the HCG.[8]
    • At 2:04 AM EEST on Wednesday the boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, in international waters, 80 km from the town of Pylos, Messenia.
    • The HCG announced a large-scale search and rescue operation.[12][6]
    • Of the 104 survivors all were men.[13] Nine Egyptian survivors were arrested for their role as alleged traffickers. Each passenger was charged $4,500, which meant that the traffickers could have potential made more than $3 million.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
  • 15 June
    • Amnesty International expressed deep concern about the "lack of clarity in the Greek authorities' version of the incident."[14] AI researcher, Adriana Tidona, questioned why it took so long to launch a search and rescue operation and what caused the ship to capsize.[14]
    • On Thursday there were protests criticizing the HCG's operation in Athens, including some that were violent.[8]
  • 21 June PBS reported that Greece was facing criticism, especially because the HCG was given information about the "stricken vessel 15 hours before it went down".[13] This picture was taken from a Coast Guard cutter.
  • 22 June
    • Frontex launched a "serious incident report". Frontex agencies "will record potential human rights violations" to submit to the European Parliament and other investigative agencies, but will not undertake an investigation.[15]
    • The Economist described the tragedy as "one of the worst disasters in the Mediterranean."[16]
  • 26 June NPR reported that authorities in both Greece and Europe were facing criticism for not doing more to prevent the deaths of hundreds of people.[19] The report said that many of the 104 survivors are Syrians, Pakistanis and Egyptians and are being held in a refugee camp near Athens.[19] NPR said that international law experts say that Greece has an obligation to act to prevent the deaths even if people on the vessel refused assistance.[19] At first, Greek authorities denied that they had attached a rope to the migrant boat. In the third week in June, they changed the narrative to say that they had tried to use a rope to stabilize the boat.[19]

July 2023

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  • 5 July The Washington Post published a series of articles on the shipwreck which included mapping the route of the Adriana.[20]
  • 10 July Following the tragedy, a joint investigative team of researchers and journalists, including Solomon, the Forensis research group—a sister organization of Forensic Architecture, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and the German national broadcaster, ARD.[21] examined court documents, sources from the coastguards, as well as survivors' interviews and found evidence contradicting the coast guards' original reports.[22]
  • 14 July The International Rescue Committee (IRC) called for a full, transparent investigation into the shipwreck to include Frontex's involvement and the role of European Union member states.[23][24]
  • 14 July Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) reported on the survivors and investigation one month after the tragedy.[25]
  • 27 July Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) created a timeline and archive of the Pylos shipwreck based on published sources.[6][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ναυάγιο στην Πύλο: "Δεν έχουμε ξαναζήσει τέτοια τραγωδία στη χώρα μας" see" [Shipwreck in Pylos: "We have never experienced such a tragedy in our country"]. Kathimerini. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ Haq, Sana Noor; Labropoulou, Elinda (16 June 2023). "Relatives searching for loved ones after Greek migrant boat disaster, as hundreds more feared dead". CNN. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ Nawal Soufi [@nawal_soufi] (13 June 2023). "In questo momento mi è stato riferito dal gruppo di migranti a bordo della barca in pericolo con 750 persone che 6 persone sono decedute e altre due sono in condizioni critiche. Spero dal profondo del mio cuore d'essere smentita da qualcuno" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Missing or empty |user=; Missing or empty |number= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d "Pylos Shipwreck: Timeline and archive of a tragedy that could have been avoided". Refugee Support Aegean (RSA). Chios, Greece. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ Gatopoulos, Derek; Paphitis, Nicholas (14 June 2023). "At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing". AP News. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Kitsantonis, Niki; Engelbrecht, Cora (14 June 2023). "At Least 79 Die as Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Near Greece". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Continuation of information regarding a wide-ranging search and rescue operation of foreigners in international waters in the maritime area 47 nm. southwesterly". Hellenic Coast Guard. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Henley, Jon; Smith, Helena (16 June 2023). "Greek coastguard denies claims refugee boat capsized after tow rope attached". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Greece boat disaster: BBC investigation casts doubt on coastguard's claims". BBC News. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ Horowitz, Jason; Stevis-Gridneff, Matina; Kitsantonis, Niki (19 June 2023). "Greek Coast Guard Under Scrutiny for Response to Migrant Mass Drowning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ^ "The Pylos Shipwreck ← Forensis". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  12. ^ "IOM and UNHCR Call for Decisive Action Following Mediterranean Tragedy". International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. ^ a b Amna Nawaz, Malcolm Brabant (hosts), Gillian Triggs (guest) (21 June 2023). Deadly migrant boat disaster renews criticism of immigration policies in Greece. PBS. PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Greece: Catastrophic Pylos shipwreck highlights desperate need for safe and legal routes to Europe". Amnesty International. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. ^ Newsroom (23 June 2023). "Frontex preparing 'serious incident report' on Pylos shipwreck". eKathimerini Newroom. Retrieved 17 August 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Greece votes, again, following the sinking of a migrant boat". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  17. ^ Smith, Helena (26 June 2023). "Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Greek elections: Mitsotakis's conservatives hail win as mandate for change". BBC News. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b c d Emmanouilidou, Lydia (22 June 2023). "Migrant boat disaster has Greece and European authorities facing criticism". NPR. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Greece migrant boat disaster: Mapping a tragedy on coast guard's watch". Washington Post. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  21. ^ Malihoudis, Stavros; Papageli, Iliana; Petridis, Corina (8 July 2023). "Agonas tis Kritis: Κοινή έρευνα των Solomon, Forensis, Guardian και ARD για το ναυάγιο στην Πύλο: Μπροστά στις κλειστές κάμερες των Αρχών". Agonas tis Kritis (in gr).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  22. ^ Fallon, Katy; Christides, Giorgos; Busch, Julian; Emmanouilidou, Lydia (10 July 2023). "Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible for sinking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  23. ^ "The IRC: One month since Greek shipwreck the EU must urgently ensure a full investigation". International Rescue Committee (IRC). Brussels, Belgium. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Greece: One Month on from Pylos Shipwreck Government Deflects, Media Investigates and Frontex Contemplates". European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Blatant lack of information and investigation, one month after the shipwreck in Pylos, Greece". Refugee Support Aegean (RSA). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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