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2014 Aegean Sea yacht and dinghy capsizing
On May 5, 2014, a yacht and a dinghy, both overcrowded and carrying migrants destined for Greece, capsized in the Aegean Sea about four nautical miles off the coast of the Greek island of Samos.〔 The vessels had been trying to enter Greece illegally at the time they overturned. The two boats were carrying an estimated total of 68 people. The capsizings are the third such disaster to happen in Greece in 2014 thus far, and resulted in 22 deaths, of whom four were children. According to Nicholas Paphitis of the Associated Press, Samos is "a favorite destination for migrant-smuggling gangs because it's close to the Turkish coast."〔 Twenty-two people have been reported to have drowned, including a family trapped in a flooded cabin.〔 36 migrants had been rescued from the ships, while, according to survivors, about 10 are believed to be missing.〔 The 36 survivors are from Somalia, Eritrea and Syria, according to officials, who have also stated that the 22 victims of the disaster are probably from the same countries. The cause of the capsizing remains unclear, since weather conditions at the time and place where it occurred were "said to have been relatively good." Paphitis also reported that "up to seven" people were missing, but quoted Hellenic Coast Guard spokesman Nikos Lagadianos as saying, "We can't give a precise number of missing people with any certainty."〔
==Reactions==
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reacted to the news by saying that they were "deeply saddened" by the deaths, and appealed to European governments to seek “legal migration alternatives” for people fleeing war zones.〔 Two Samos residents, who watched the boats capsize, wrote an article for Greek Reporter in which they stated that "That such highly vulnerable people seeking refuge and safety are compelled to travel in small boats at high cost is entirely due to the inhumanity of the EU policies and practices with respect to migration in general and refugees in particular."
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