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Tragedy Strikes: Five Dead in Migrant Boat Capsize Off Crete

2/24/2026

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Five people were confirmed dead and about 30 feared dead after a migrant boat capsized off Crete, Greece.
The boat, carrying about 50 migrants, capsized approximately 15 nautical miles south of Kala Limena.
Authorities arrested two suspected traffickers after 20 people were rescued and three bodies recovered.
The International Organization for Migration reported over 606 migrants dead or missing in the Mediterranean in early 2026.

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Five people were confirmed dead and about 30 feared dead after a migrant boat capsized off Crete, Greece.
The boat, carrying about 50 migrants, capsized approximately 15 nautical miles south of Kala Limena.
Authorities arrested two suspected traffickers after 20 people were rescued and three bodies recovered.
The International Organization for Migration reported over 606 migrants dead or missing in the Mediterranean in early 2026.