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Story summary
- A collision near Chios on Tuesday evening left at least 14 dead after a migrant speedboat struck a Greek coastguard vessel.
- A search-and-rescue operation with multiple vessels and a helicopter rescued 26 people (24 migrants, two coastguard officers) and took them to hospital; seven children and a pregnant woman were injured.
- The coastguard said the migrant boat attempted to maneuver toward their vessel after being instructed to turn back.
