In Symi, a speedboat with immigrants tried to ram a Coast Guard vessel and a chase ensued, ensuing within the demise of a foreigner.
In line with the announcement of the Coast Guard “within the morning hours right this moment, a patrol boat of the Coast Guard, which was finishing up a scheduled patrol, noticed a suspicious speedboat within the sea space northwest of Symi.
The high-speed polyester boat, as quickly because it perceived the presence of the patrol boat, developed velocity with a purpose to escape. A chase adopted by the Coast Guard vessel, utilizing sound and visible indicators, to which the speedboat didn’t comply, repeatedly executing extraordinarily harmful maneuvers and ramming the Coast Guard vessel on the left facet, particularly close to the captain's place, placing the vessel in fast hazard. bodily integrity of Coast Guard crew members.
As a way to forestall fast hazard to the Coast Guard vessel and its crew, warning pictures have been first fired with out impact, after which focused pictures have been fired on the outboard motor meant to immobilize the speedboat. After stopping the boat, an inspection was carried out on the speedboat by the PLS crew, the place it was discovered {that a} 39-year-old man had been fatally injured, presumably by a fireball.
The 39-year-old was transported by one other patrol boat of the Coast Guard to the port of Rhodes and brought to the Common Hospital of Rhodes, to ensure that a autopsy examination to be carried out by the Forensic Service of Rhodes.
A complete of fourteen (14) foreigners have been on board the speedboat (5 minors, 8 males, 1 lady), whereas the Symi Port Authority, which is conducting the preliminary investigation, arrested two (02) foreigners who have been recognized as traffickers, for violation of nos. 82 and 83 of Legislation 3386/2005, no. 25 par. 1 sec. b of Legislation 5038/2023 and 306 of the P.Ok. and the speedboat was seized.”
