ATHENS: The Greek government has firmly backed its coast guard, insisting it is “not a welcoming committee” as questions grow over a collision in the Aegean Sea this week that killed 15 asylum seekers. The deadly crash occurred late Tuesday when the high-speed boat the migrants were traveling in collided with a coast guard patrol vessel off the Greek island of Chios, not far from the Turkish coast. Four women were among the dead, while 24 survivors have been admitted to hospital in Chios.

The coastguard said a pursuit was under way at the time of the collision, near the island of Chios.

Greece's Coast Guard says 26 other people have been rescued from Aegean Sea as search-and-rescue operations continue.

Search and rescue operation involving boats, helicopter and divers under way off the eastern Aegean island of Chios

E' di 15 morti e 24 feriti il bilancio del grave incidente avvenuto nella notte di ieri a largo dell'isola di Chio, nell'Egeo orientale, dove un'imbarcazione con a bordo dei…

The Greek coast guard said 15 migrants died late Tuesday after their boat collided with a coast guard vessel, capsized and sank off the island of Chios in...

Greek officials were quick to blame smugglers, but experience tells us to be wary of instant and unequivocal explanations.

A high-speed pursuit between a people-smuggling boat and the Greek coast guard ended with more than a dozen being killed after the vessels collided.

ATHENS: The Greek government has firmly backed its coast guard, insisting it is “not a welcoming committee” as questions grow over a collision in the Aegean Sea this week that…

ATHENS: Greek authorities have ordered the detention of a Moroccan suspected of piloting a boat involved in a collision with a Greek coast guard vessel in which 15 asylum seekers…