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Death toll from migrant boat found with bodies on board south of Greece increases to 14

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM · 1 min read
Death toll from migrant boat found with bodies on board south of Greece increases to 14 — Boca Raton Health news

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities recovered 13 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece's island of Crete early Monday, while one of the 18 other people rescued from the same vessel was later confirmed dead at a health center in Crete, the coast guard said.There was no immediate information available on the identities or nationalities of those on board or what had caused the deaths of the 14 people.Separately, the coast guard said that more than 180 other people were found on three other boats heading across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Crete on Monday morning, the latest in what has been a steady number of boats traveling from Libya to Greece. The crossing has become one of the main migrant routes to Europe.The boat with casualties on board was found about 15 nautical miles (about 28 kilometers or 18 miles) south of the southern Greek island of Crete early Monday. The coast guard initially said it had recovered 12 bodies from the vessel, w

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