After asking for help several times and after several hours of waiting, the Greek Coast Guard helped the fishing boat which was sailing in the Ionian Sea overloaded with 750 people on board.

When they finally arrived caused the ship to capsizeaccording to Mohamed, a survivor of the shipwreck: “They put a rope and pulled us. The boat was heavy, there were many people. When they pulled, the boat capsized and people began to fall, one on top of the other.”

A group of international media reached the same conclusion, including The Country. The testimonies of the survivors dismantle the version of the coast guard, who first denied having thrown a rope on the ship and later admitted having done so, but not to tow them.

According to the investigation, it was this maneuver that caused the ship to capsize and began to sink.

“People were crowded together. They were screaming and choking, it was night and there were waves. He was terrifying,” recalls Mohamed in awe.

some survivors They claim to have recorded what happened with their cell phones, but when they reached land the agents confiscated them and they do not want to return them.

They also denounce that the Prosecutor’s Office has altered his statements about the shipwreck to erase all responsibility from the Coast Guard and that they insisted to blame the traffickers.