Author Archives: Tommy Olsen

On May 19, only four days after the shocking video was published in The New York Times showing Greek authorities pushing back 12 people from Lesvos, 96 people was lefts drifting in 4 life rafts in the middle of the sea. No journalist or EU politician has mentioned them with a single word, no article,Continue reading “Pushbacks Continues Unhindered in Greece Despite Warnings from Brussels”

Just after midnight on Tuesday we reported about a boat in distress inside Greek waters east of Samos, Greek coast guard finally rescued the boat and towed it toward Samos, but her all trace of the people onboard and the boat ends, because they never arrived on Samos. The boat we reported on had atContinue reading “What started as a rescue operation outside Samos, ended up as a pushback”

On Saturday March 25, we published about a sailboat south of Crete in distress, Greek coast guard refused to comment on the incident, now we know why. Earlier the same day, Alarm Phone published about the same sailboat in distress, together with a video showing that the Greek coast guard was on location. According toContinue reading “59 People Pushed Back From Crete”

On February 9, at 21.42(EET), Aegean Boat Report was contacted by a person claiming to be in distress at sea in a rubber boat with a malfunctioning engine, drifting outside the Greek island of Lesvos in bad weather conditions together with 44 other people. At first this person was, due to bad cell phone receptionContinue reading “Boat In Distress Called 112, After Arriving On Land Greek Authorities Pushed Them Back”

The tragic shipwreck on Lesvos on the morning of Tuesday February 7 claimed three lives, two women and one man. A boat, reported to be carrying 41 people, ran into cliffs on their way in towards shore on Lesvos, 39 people was eventually rescued and 3 people died. According to survivors, the smugglers told themContinue reading “Pushed Back Under Extreme Weather Conditions”

Over the last three years 54.000 people have been pushed back in the Aegean Sea in over 2.000 cases by Greek authorities, despite the mounting evidence against them, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, continue to deny Greek involvement in these atrocities. Evidence is recorded by UN bodies, NGOs and investigative journalists. However, Mitsotakis refuted theContinue reading “36 Life Rafts In January”

For three years, the Greek government has, in place of a refugee policy, deliberately broken international law, carrying out acts of violence, torture, and sometimes murder against men, women and children who have done nothing wrong. It’s time for this outrage to end. Whether the trash is the despicable policy and activity of the GreekContinue reading “It’s time to take out the trash”

We at Aegean Boat Report are saddened, weary, and sadly not at all surprised to once again have been targeted by the Greek government with yet another mischievous, baseless and transparent attempt to prevent us from carrying out our – unfortunately necessary – work. Anyone who has followed us or our experiences in recent yearsContinue reading “Government’s efforts to intimidate humanitarians unfounded, and must not be allowed to succeed”

On Friday December 16 a boat carrying 35 people crashed into rocks of the coast in the Fara area west of the entrance to the gulf of Sheraton Lesvos south, according to the information published by the Hellenic coast guard. During the rescue operation 34 people was recovered alive, including two people who was injuredContinue reading “Baby Boy Drowned on Lesvos, Mother Pushed Back by Greek Authorities”

On Thursday December 15, 26 people, 25 Palestinians and one Yemeni, was found on the Aegean island of Lipsi in northern Dodecanese. The group claimed to have been hiding on a remote beach on the island , to avoid being found by Greek authorities and illegally returned to Turkey. The group consisted of Palestinian familiesContinue reading “26 People Pushed Back From The Greek Island Of Lipsi”