we returned to the port of kalamata, where the coastguard interviewed survivors and where the authorities are under pressure to explain more about what happened. the greek coastguard initially denied they had tried to tie a rope to the migrant boat, but later admitted they had done, although insisted that didn t cause the vessel to capsize. their official version remains that until that point, the boat had been on a steady course towards italy. but our bbc investigation last month showed that for at least seven hours before it went down, the boat had hardly been moving at all. and now, using court documents, witness statements and the evidence of a new whistleblower, we can see a pattern of behaviour by the greek coastguard. after farzin khavand watched our investigation last month, he contacted us. he explained that he d
Around 300 people are missing after three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain s Canary Islands disappeared, according to migrant aid group Walking Borders.