Author Archives: Tommy Olsen

Friday September 2, Aegean Boat Report published about a sailboat carrying 55 people, 9 women, 1 child and 45 men, that was drifting 27 km south east of Kythira. The boat was drifting due to lack of fuel, the driver of the boat abandoned them during the night, there were nobody onboard that was trainedContinue reading “Just Another Pushback”

When a boat arrived on the Greek island of Agathonisi yesterday, we feared the worst, people was scared, hiding from authorities in fear of being illegally sent back to Turkey. After arriving they split up in several smaller groups, some moved quickly away from the area, other stayed in the area hiding in fear ofContinue reading “Perhaps there is hope after all, thank you Agathonisi”

Another disaster in the Aegean, 11 people drowned, 7 of them children, after a pushback performed by Greek authorities. Yesterday at 00.10 the Turkish coast guard received an email from Greek authorities that a group of people was drifting inside Turkish waters, in need of rescue. Turkish coast guard found 3 life rafts carrying 66Continue reading “11 people drowned, 7 of them Children, after a pushback performed by Greek authorities”

On September 1, we published about a sailboat carrying approximately 90 people, all from Afghanistan, that was drifting 35km south east of Koroni. Greek authorities claimed they didn’t find them, now we know the truth, they were found and illegally pushed back to Turkey by the Greek coast guard. The smugler that had been drivingContinue reading “Pusbacks Continues in Greece, Unchallenged by EU Commission”

On average, 100 people have been found drifting, in life rafts and rubber boats, every single day in August, as a result of pushbacks performed by Greek authorities. At a time when politicians and journalists have had a fixed focus on the war in Ukraine, energy crisis and Frontex, Greek authorities have taken the opportunityContinue reading “Never before have so many people been pushed back in the Aegean Sea”

A sailboat carrying 55 people, 9 women, 1 child and 45 men, is in distress 27 km south east of Kythira. The boat is drifting due to lack of fuel, the driver of the boat abandoned them earlier today, there is nobody that are trained to sail a boat onboard. The Greek coast guard haveContinue reading “Boat In Distress Outside Kythira”

A sailboat carrying approximately 90 people, all from Afghanistan, is currently drifting 35km south east of Koroni. The boat has lost power on the engine and the person sailing the boat abandoned ship during the night. Report on water entering the boat has been received. People onboard the sailboat needs to be rescued immediately andContinue reading “Sailboat In Distress South East of Koroni”

In the early hours of August 17, a boat carrying 21 people, Palestinian families, arrived on the south west side of Agathonisi. While they group still was disembarking from the boat, a fisherman arrived in a blue fishing boat. They claim that the fishermen sat fire to their boat, if this is true, or theyContinue reading “So Let’s be very clear, again, Mr Mitsotakis, you are most definitely lying”

A sailboat carrying approximately 85 people in distress 26 miles south west of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea, amongst them over 30 children. The group has been traveling for over four days, and was heading towards Italy when the engine broke down earlier today, and the captain abandon the boat. Now the boat is helplesslyContinue reading “Boat carrying 85 people in distress south west of Zakynthos, 30 of them children”

Monday August 15 a group of 9 people contacted Aegean Boat Report for assistance, after they had arrived on Leros the previous day. The group sent pictures from their hideout on Leros, in an old abandoned building in a remote area of the island. Most likely locals on Leros could recognize the building from theContinue reading “Just Another Pushback”