In a few days, he would see hundreds of these people drown as a Greek coastguard ship floated nearby. We saw him.”Ahmed and Mohammed said the passengers started telephoning the Italian authorities and the Greek coastguard to ask for help. The passengers could not understand from the deck, but it was the Greek coastguard. Once taken to the larger coastguard boat, Ahmed was reunited with Mohammed. Regarding the details of the operation plan of the Hellenic coastguard, no further comments can be made by our service.”Fingers have been pointed at the Greek coastguard for both the shipwreck and its large death toll.
