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Migrant boat collides with Greek coast guard vessel, killing 6

A boat carrying migrants collided with a Greek coast guard vessel early on the morning of the 19th local time near the island of Lesbos off Greece’s eastern coast, close to Turkey, killing six people including an infant, Greece’s coast guard said. Eight others were rescued. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

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The death toll, including an infant, and the proximity to the Turkish coast place this incident squarely within the Aegean's long-running migration route, where coast guard interdiction and pushback practices remain contested. The fact that the cause is still under investigation is the pivotal detail: accounts of collisions between official vessels and migrant boats have previously become flashpoints in disputes over accountability, and the official finding here will shape that debate. Whether the investigation produces a transparent public account, and how Greek and EU authorities characterize the encounter, is the open question worth watching.

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