S03E13: Pylos Shipwreck. Tragedy for the Dead and the Survivors

Fractured

In the early morning of June 14, 2023, a severely overcrowded fishing trawler capsized close to Pylos in southern Greece leading to the death of more than 600 people. It had started its journey from Libya five days earlier with an estimated 750 migrants and asylum seekers, including children. Only 104 of those onboard survived and 82 bodies were recovered. Survivors interviewed by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch pointed to the actions of the Hellenic Coast Guard as a potential cause of the tragedy.

Nine months after this tragedy three parallel court cases and several inquiries are taking place but nobody has been named responsible for the shipwreck.

EPISODE GUESTS:Bill Van Esveld, Associated Director at Human Rights Watch

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CORRECTION: Adriana capsized on June 14th 2023, not 2013 as claimed at 01:49

PRODUCTION FAMILY:

Co-hosts: Rasheed Ghalli, Sonia Nandzik-Herman

Production Family:

Sude Fazlollah, Eli Fazlollah, Dawoud Nouri, Rasheed Ghalli

Citizen Journalists:

Yaser Taheri, Milad Ebrahimi, Yaser Akbari, Naqib Rasuli, Mohammad Ali Alami

Mentorship: Douglas Herman

Producers: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Douglas Herman

Graphic Design: Eli Fazlollah Drone Footage: Oleksandr Levandovskyy

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To the extended ReFOCUS Family for their dedication, passion and creativity all year long. We’re not where we are today without all the effort from Florian Krauer, Louise Holm, Chryssa Kouroukli, Yaiza Pardinas, Matthew Goncalves O’Kelly, Jennifer Perez, Jule Pehnt, Majid Bakhshi, Nazanin Foroghi, Yaser Akbari, Dariia Stepanova, Paul “Al” Simon, Jaime Moro Saavedra, Joëlle Hübscher, Beni Rietmann, Jakob Mayr, Jurek Edel, Francisco Ibanez, Bart Van Son, Federico, and Myriam Rey.

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Additional- "Mogul" by Blue Steel (Epidemic Sound)

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