22 people die after six days adrift in boat attempting to reach Europe from Libya

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after running out of food and water 22 people hoping to reach Europe from north Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard. The coastguard said on Friday that 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency vessel off the island of Crete. Continue reading...

By Guardian staff and agencies

At least 22 migrants die off Greece after 6 days at sea

Survivors tell authorities the bodies of those who died were thrown overboard by people smugglers.

22 die off coast of Greece after six days at sea on migrant rubber boat

Greek coastguards on Friday rescued 26 people, including a woman and a minor, hoping to reach Europe. They had spent six days at sea in a rubber boat. According to survivors, 22 have lost their lives during the journey. The number of migrants who have died trying to reach EU soil more than doubled in the first two months of 2026.

By FRANCE 24

Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after spending six days at sea in a rubber boat

Rescued migrants told authorities that 22 of ‌them died while at sea and ‌the bodies were thrown overboard on the orders of one of the traffickers

By Chandni Shah

Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea

Twenty-two migrants have died off the coast of Greece after spending six days at sea in a rubber boat, the Greek coast guard said in a statement late on Friday. Twenty-six people were rescued by a Frontex European border agency vessel off the island of Crete. “During the journey, the passengers (of the rubber boat) […]

22 migrants die off Greece after six days at sea

Twenty two migrants have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard.