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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a ship that went down off the countrys south coast and left more than 500 migrants

The Coast Guard argued that any effort to tow the overcrowded trawler or move hundreds of unwilling people onto nearby ships would have been too dangerous.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a ship that ran aground off the country's southern coast, leaving more than

The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to the sinking of a ship that went down off the country’s south coast and left as many as 500 migrants

The Greek coast guard defended its response to a ship that went down off the country’s south coast and left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. Critic

Nine men from Egypt, aged between 20 and 40 years old, were arrested, detained and charged on Friday, for people smuggling and participating in a criminal enterprise.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a ship that went down off the countrys south coast and left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. Criticism mounted over Europes yearslong failure to prevent such tragedies.

The Greek coast guard said that a ship that went down off the country's south coast left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned.

The Coast Guard argued that any effort to tow the overcrowded trawler or move hundreds of unwilling people onto nearby ships would have been too dangerous.

The Greek coast guard defended its actions of offering help to a fishing vessel that was crammed with migrants and capsized off the coast of the country with over 500 of them presumed drowned.