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Migrants who survived devastating shipwreck off Greece still seeking justice
Survivors of a shipwreck stand outside a warehouse at the port in Kalamata town, about 150miles southwest of Athens, Greece, June 15, 2023

MIGRANTS who survived a devastating shipwreck off the coast of Greece last year are still seeking justice over the authorities’ handling of the tragedy.

A year ago on Friday, the Adriana, an old metal fishing boat carrying about 750 migrants from north Africa to Europe, sunk in international waters 45 nautical miles off Pylos.

Just 104 people survived and only 82 bodies were recovered.

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