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Syrian authorities stall identification efforts as Pylos shipwreck families struggle for answers

By Alicia Medina|2024-01-17T13:55:26+01:00July 14, 2023|

One month after the Pylos shipwreck, only 25 of 82 bodies recovered from the sea have been identified—a challenging process that requires DNA samples to be collected across multiple countries. In Syria, authorities have still not authorized DNA collection from relatives of the missing.

Three Syrian survivors counter Greek authorities’ Pylos shipwreck narrative: ‘They tied a rope, we capsized, they sailed away’

By Alicia Medina, Walid Al Nofal|2023-06-21T11:41:10+02:00June 19, 2023|

Around 150 Syrians were among the estimated 750 people on board the vessel that capsized near Pylos last Wednesday. Only 104 people survived, including between 30 and 40 Syrians. Survivors held Greek coast guards responsible for the shipwreck and delayed rescue efforts.