{"id":23881,"date":"2026-10-19T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/samos-speedboat-capsize-leaves-six-dead-14-rescued\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:17:41","slug":"samos-speedboat-capsize-leaves-six-dead-14-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/samos-speedboat-capsize-leaves-six-dead-14-rescued\/","title":{"rendered":"Samos Speedboat Capsize Leaves Six Dead, 14 Rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n

Six people died and 14 were rescued in a Samos speedboat capsize on Monday, after the boat carrying migrants overturned 3.7 nautical miles off the island, the Hellenic Coast Guard<\/a> said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n

The six people who died in the Samos speedboat capsize were five men and a woman, the Coast Guard said. All 14 survivors are men.<\/p>\n

According to the Coast Guard, the alleged smuggler is among the survivors. He is an Iranian national, and authorities have not yet released his age.<\/p>\n

The Samos speedboat capsize came only hours after a separate incident off Lesvos, where six more people lost their lives. As a result, 12 people died in two incidents in the eastern Aegean within a single night.<\/p>\n

Read more: Crete Migrant Rescues Reach 241 in Four Operations Off Ierapetra and Gavdos<\/p>\n

How the Samos speedboat overturned<\/h3>\n

The speedboat was travelling at high speed, the Coast Guard said. Initially, a Turkish coastguard vessel spotted it in Turkish territorial waters, and then a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat detected it in Greek waters.<\/p>\n

The boat then overturned after a sharp manoeuvre. Following the alarm, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre coordinated a search and rescue operation.<\/p>\n

A Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel, a rescue boat and a Hellenic Air Force helicopter took part. Weather conditions in the area were good, the Coast Guard said, while the search for anyone missing after the Samos speedboat capsize continued.<\/p>\n

Deadly collision off Lesvos<\/h3>\n

Earlier, shortly after midnight, a speedboat collided with a Coast Guard patrol vessel 3.5 nautical miles south of Agrielia, on Lesvos. Four men, a woman and an infant died, and rescuers saved eight people.<\/p>\n

According to the Coast Guard, the speedboat was manoeuvring to escape during a pursuit when its bow struck the port side of the patrol vessel. Authorities arrested a 37-year-old Turkish national, the suspected smuggler, who was among the survivors. Greek City Times reported the Lesvos deaths earlier on Monday.<\/p>\n

Seven of the eight survivors are in Vostaneio Hospital in Mytilene, and one has gone home. In particular, a woman has an orthopaedic injury and may need surgery, while another survivor has a more serious head injury.<\/p>\n

Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias said the Lesvos deaths left the government with grief and anger. \u201cZero tolerance for smugglers,\u201d<\/em> he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

Kikilias also said the exact circumstances of the Lesvos collision remain under investigation.<\/p>\n

Source: AMNA<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n