Fourteen migrants die in attempt to reach Crete

Fourteen migrants died while trying to reach the island of Crete by boat, Greece’s coastguard said on Monday. The incident was the second deadly case in the area in recent days. A Morocco-flagged container ship spotted the migrants’ vessel about 28 km off the port of Kaloi Limenes; the coastguard later said it found 13 bodies, with another victim dying in hospital. Eighteen people survived. Authorities said the boat may have been at sea for days and was struggling to reach shore due to strong winds. A local coastguard official reported survivors “shivering from the cold.” The deaths follow another Saturday incident near Crete and several rescues on Monday.