Overview
- Survivors told the Greek Coast Guard that at least 22 people died during a six‑day drift without food or water.
- A Frontex patrol ship rescued 26 people about 52 nautical miles south of Ierapetra on Crete, and two were taken to a hospital in Iraklion.
- The Coast Guard said survivors reported a smuggler ordered them to throw the bodies into the sea.
- Greek authorities arrested two South Sudanese men, ages 19 and 22, on suspicion of organizing the voyage.
- The group left the Tobruk area of Libya and, according to the daily Ekathimerini, each passenger paid between €7,100 and €8,500, while victims' nationalities were not specified.