# Greece: Migrant Drownings Claim 12 Lives

> Greece reports 12 migrant deaths overnight in Aegean Sea as smugglers face zero tolerance.
- Title: Greece: Migrant Drownings Claim 12 Lives · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Greece reports 12 migrant deaths overnight in Aegean Sea as smugglers face zero tolerance. Greece's coast guard recorded 12 migrant deaths in two separate…
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## First incident: 6 die off Lesbos
Greek Coast Guard officials report six migrants killed overnight in waters off Lesbos when a speedboat collided with a police patrol vessel.

> a speedboat carrying migrants collided with the port side of a police patrol vessel
## Second incident: 6 die off Samos
Six migrants drowned after their boat capsized off Samos, with 14 rescued in the second incident.

> six people, five men and a woman, drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Samos
## Zero tolerance for smugglers
Greece's shipping minister blamed migrant traffickers for all deaths, stating, 'Our position is non-negotiable: Zero tolerance for smugglers.'

> Our position is non-negotiable: Zero tolerance for smugglers
## Key takeaway

Greece's coast guard recorded 12 migrant deaths in two separate Aegean Sea incidents overnight, with officials blaming traffickers for all fatalities.