A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off GreeceThis undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June14, 2023, shows scores of people covering practically every free stretch of deck on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece. Here’s a look at situation in the Mediterranean and some of the particulars of the latest tragedy:WHAT HAPPENED? The coast guard said the boat rebuffed several offers of assistance by both coast guard and merchant ships in the area starting Tuesday. Alarm Phone blamed Greece’s migration policy for the shipwreck, saying Athens has become “Europe’s shield” to deter migration. On April 18, 2015, the Mediterranean’s deadliest known shipwreck occurred when an overcrowded fishing boat collided off Libya with a freighter that was trying to come to its rescue.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 15, 2023 00:57 UTC