At least 13 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing to at least 27 the combined death toll from three accidents in as many days involving migrant boats in Greek waters.<\/p>\n
The sinkings came as smugglers increasingly favor a perilous route from Turkey to Italy, which avoids Greece\u2019s heavily patrolled eastern Aegean islands that for years were at the forefront of the country\u2019s migration crisis.<\/p>\n
The coast guard said 62 people were rescued after a sailboat capsized late Friday some 8 kilometers (5 miles) off the island of Paros, in the central Aegean. Survivors told the coast guard that about 80 people had been on the vessel.<\/p>\n
Five coast guard patrol boats, nine private vessels, a helicopter and a military transport plane continued the night-time search for more survivors, authorities said, while coast guard divers also participated.<\/p>\n
Smugglers based in Turkey increasingly have packed yachts with migrants and refugees and sent them toward Italy.<\/p>\n
Earlier, 11 people were confirmed dead after a sailboat Thursday struck a rocky islet some 235 kilometers (145 miles) south of Athens, near the island of Antikythera. The coast guard said Friday that 90 survivors \u2012 52 men, 11 women and 27 children \u2012 were rescued after spending hours on the islet.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople need safe alternatives to these perilous crossings,\u201d the Greek office of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Source: AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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