Greece Ambassador on board - Frontex boat capsizes in the Aegean Sea
A boat belonging to the European border protection agency Frontex has capsized off the small Greek island of Kastellorizo. As the Greek radio station ERTNews reported, citing the coast guard, four of the five occupants were injured, including the Estonian ambassador to Greece. According to information from diplomatic circles, the diplomat was on a visit to the island and with the crew of an Estonian patrol boat deployed there.
16.03.2026, 19:39
SDA
The injured were taken by helicopter to a hospital on the island of Rhodes for medical treatment. None of them are in mortal danger and the exact circumstances of the incident are being investigated, Greek radio reported.
Frontex supports Greece in the Aegean Sea, among other things in monitoring the EU's external borders and in measures to control irregular migration.
