Fourteen migrants have died trying to reach the Greek island of Crete by boat, Greece's coast guard said Monday, Nov. 9. Eighteen people survived.
A Morocco-flagged container ship spotted the boat Monday about 15 nautical miles off the port of Kaloi Limenes. Thirteen people were found dead and another died later in hospital, Reuters reported. It was not immediately clear what caused the deaths. Authorities said the boat may have been at sea for days, struggling to reach shore in strong winds.
The survivors were Sudanese nationals, the BBC reported. Four were taken to hospital, including a toddler. The coast guard rescued another 187 people in three other incidents Monday.
It was the second deadly incident off Crete in recent days. On Saturday the coast guard recovered eight bodies and rescued 28 migrants from Sudan. Arrivals from Libya have surged in recent years. Related: Krakow shooting.