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KALAMATA, Greece — Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to

9 survivors of a migrant boat sinking have been arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope pale for tons of of different passengers who have been

Trawler may have carried as many as 750 passengers when it went down early Wednesday.

The trawler may have carried as many as 750 passengers, including women and children who were likely trapped in the hold as the vessel overturned and went down early Wednesday.

Greek authorities said the vessel appeared to be sailing normally until shortly before it sank and refused repeated rescue offers. But a network of activists said they received repeated distress calls from the vessel during the same time.

As the search for possible survivors continued Thursday, nine Egyptian men suspected of being smugglers were arrested in Greece, following the sinking of a boat carrying migrants off the Greek coast, which could have claimed hundreds of lives.

Brussels has put the blame on people-smuggling gangs, but for many NGOs and rights groups, the latest migrant boat sinking, off Greece, is the fault of a "Fortress Europe" policy.

Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to Greece's failure to act before

KALAMATA, Greece (AP) -- Nine survivors of a migrant boat sinking were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of other passengers who were missing and attention turned to Greeces failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized.

KALAMATA, Greece (AP) - The Greek coast guard says nine survivors from the migrant ship that sank off the country's coast have been arrested on suspicion