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Greece boat disaster: Officials deny coastguard rope led to migrant tragedy
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Ilias Siakantaris told Greek TV that a few hours before the boat went down the coastguard had “used a rope to steady themselves, to approach, to see if they wanted any help”. But he stressed: “There was no mooring rope,” suggesting that there was no attempt to tow the boat or tether to it for any length of time.
BBC News » World
Published: 2023-06-16 12:46:13
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