The facts

  1. Greek authorities revised the number of bodies recovered from one migrant boat south of Crete from 12 to 13; 18 other people were rescued from the same vessel. [1][2]

  2. The coast guard said one of the 18 rescued people later died at a health center, raising the vessel’s death toll to 14; the boat was found about 15 nautical miles south of Crete. [1][2]

  3. AP reported three separate boats carrying about 47, 40 and 100 people were also found south of Crete and were due to be taken to the island; those rescues are not part of this vessel’s toll. [1]

  4. Authorities had not provided the identities or nationalities of the dead or established the cause of death in the reports opened. [1][2]

  5. AP and To Vima report a separate weekend boat incident south of Crete with eight deaths, 28 rescued and two missing; those casualties are not part of Monday’s 14-death vessel. [1][3]

Still unconfirmed

  • The identities and nationalities of those who died and the cause of their deaths remain unknown.
  • The vessel’s departure point, route and total number aboard were not established in the reports reviewed.
  • The identities and nationalities of those in the separate weekend incident were not established in the reports reviewed.

Corrections & updates

Updated on 9 November after the coast guard revised the number of bodies recovered from 12 to 13 and a person among the 18 rescued later died at a health center, bringing the boat’s death toll to 14.

Substantive clarification, 10 November UTC: added a separate 8 November boat incident reported with eight deaths, 28 rescues and two missing. It is a different vessel from the 9 November boat whose toll is 14.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 10 Nov 2026, 04:19 UTC.

AP and Reuters report Monday’s 14 deaths from one boat; AP and To Vima report a separate weekend incident with eight deaths. Both counts are attributed to Greek authorities and remain distinct.

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

    The Associated Press · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026

    Opened updated AP report: the coast guard revised the recovered-body count to 13, and one of 18 rescued people later died. It separately reports more than 180 people on three other boats.

  2. Greece retrieves bodies of 13 migrants in boat found off Crete, coast guard says

    Reuters · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026

    Opened Reuters report, independently corroborating 13 bodies, 18 rescues, one later hospital death and the approximate location based on coast guard statements.

  3. 21 migrants dead, 133 rescued in two tragedies south of Crete

    To Vima · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026

    Opened Greek report distinguishing the incidents; counts attributed to Greek authorities.

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