# Six migrants die in boat collision off Lesvos

> A speedboat carrying migrants from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard vessel off the island of Lesvos, killing six people including an infant.
- Title: Six migrants die in boat collision off Lesvos · Daily Maverick
- Summary: A speedboat carrying migrants from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard vessel off the island of Lesvos, killing six people including an infant. Six…
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- Source: Daily Maverick — https://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-19-six-migrants-including-infant-die-after-boat-collision-off-greeces-lesvos
- Author: Reuters
- Published: 2026-10-19T10:23:32+00:00
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- Topics: lesvos, greece, migrants, boat collision, coast guard, smuggling, news, politics
## Speedboat hits coast guard vessel
A speedboat carrying migrants from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard vessel about three point five nautical miles south of Agrilia, Lesvos, early Monday and overturned.
## Six dead, eight rescued
Rescuers recovered the bodies of four men, one woman and an infant. Eight people survived and were taken to hospital. A thirty seven year old Turkish national was arrested as the suspected smuggler.
## Greece vows zero tolerance
Shipping minister Vassilis Kikilias blamed migrant traffickers for the deaths and said the speedboat struck the left side of the coast guard vessel with its bow. He declared zero tolerance for smugglers.

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

Six migrants including an infant died when a speedboat from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard vessel off Lesvos; Greece's government pledged zero tolerance for smugglers.