Death toll from migrant boat found with bodies on board south of Greece increases to 14

ATHENS: Greek authorities recovered 13 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece’s island of Crete early Monday, while one of the 18 other people rescued from the same vessel was later confirmed dead at a health center in Crete, the coast guard said.

There was no immediate information available on the identities or nationalities of those on board or what had caused the deaths of the 14 people.

Separately, the coast guard said that more than 180 other people were found on three other boats heading across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Crete on Monday morning, the latest in what has been a steady number of boats traveling from Libya to Greece. The crossing has become one of the main migrant routes to Europe.