The nine people who have been arrested as traffickers in the case of maritime tragedy in Pylosas their advocates asked to be informed about the entire case file that has been filed.

According to the statements of one of the lawyers, his principal – who was the first to apologize – denies the accusations against him and maintains that he is innocent, that he had no participation or contribution in the transportation of the individuals and that he is also one of the immigrants who paid as and the rest.

The defendants are being held at the Messinia Police Department and will be brought before the judicial authorities again today at 10 am.

Three more bodies were collected by the Coast Guard

The number of bodies recovered so far has risen to 81 from the sea area, 47 nautical miles in international waters southwest of Pylos, when a fishing vessel carrying an unspecified number of irregular migrants capsized and sank.

According to the Coast Guard, late on Monday afternoon an open sea ship of the coast guard collected a body and transported it to the port of Kalamata, where two other bodies had been transported earlier.

Investigations at the site of the maritime tragedy continue by an open sea vessel of the port navy, a frigate of the navy, three ships sailing alongside, while a helicopter and a port navy aircraft are operating.

So far, the Coast Guard operation has rescued 104 people who have been taken to Malacca.

About 800 people were on board, Pakistani police say – 14 arrests

About 800 people were on board boat that capsized last week off the Greek coast, according to a preliminary investigation by police in Pakistan, which declared yesterday a day of national mourning.

Pakistani authorities said they had arrested 14 suspects in connection with alleged migrant smuggling, and police said they were looking for more suspects.

The estimate that 800 people were on board comes from the preliminary investigations, police officer Riyaz Mughal said.

Coast Guard: The boat sailed until it sank – Denies reports

The fishing vessel carrying an unspecified number of migrants was initially approached by two tankers for the supply of food and sank off Pylos in international waters, resulting in 78 people losing their lives and 104 being rescued, as the Coast Guard points out in a statement on Monday. on the occasion of publications of international and domestic, printed and electronic press.

In particular, it notes that the fishing vessel from the moment of its detection during the morning, noon and afternoon hours of June 13, had traveled 24 nautical miles while it was approached by a nearby tanker to provide assistance, which stated that the fishing vessel is removed by the same means every time tries to approach it. The fishing vessel was stopped and the supply started. In addition, a second tanker that undertook to approach the fishing vessel to supply food supplies, initially reported the fishing vessel’s refusal and its movement by the same means with a westward course. Finally, the tanker started the process of providing food supplies to the passengers of the fishing vessel. After this process was completed, the crew of the fishing boat began to throw the supplies overboard. The entire process of supplying food to the fishing vessel’s occupants from the two tankers took a total of more than four hours and thirty minutes (4:30).

Subsequently, in the evening hours of the same day, a coastal patrol boat of the Coast Guard arrived in the area and spotted the fishing boat moving on its own, at low speed. He initiated a process of approaching it in order to verify the current situation of the fishing vessel and the passengers. The fishing vessel stopped again for a few minutes during its approach from the P.P.L.S. and then continued on his way. From the moment the supply process was completed until it was immobilized due to mechanical failure, the vessel traveled a distance of about 6 nm. In total, the particular fishing vessel from the time of its detection until its sinking traveled a total of about 30 nm .m..

Finally, in the same announcement it is pointed out that data with a detailed record of the above are part of the preliminary investigation.