“After roaming the high seas for four days as Greece and Turkey haggled over its fate, a cargo ship packed with hundreds of Afghan refugees has been allowed to dock at an Aegean island, with passengers disembarking to apply for asylum.
In what Greece’s migration ministry called “an unusual and special case”, the Turkish-flagged vessel was towed into the port of Kos on Sunday.
About 375 passengers, the biggest single influx of asylum seekers in years, were taken to a reception centre on the island. Six others were detained for questioning and one woman was admitted to hospital on the island of Karpathos.
Greek coastguard officials said those onboard were mostly young Afghan males. Many were reported to be hungry and dehydrated after an ordeal that began on Thursday when the freighter, initially bound for Italy, developed engine trouble and sent out a distress signal off the island of Crete, shortly after setting sail from Turkey”
The US should be the one taking afghan refugees. It was our war and we can handle the influx better than Europe can.
Greeks always have trouble dealing with Sea People since ancient times.
Local media reported that 2/3 of the passengers where Pakistani and Bangladeshi.
Refugee policies always seem contradictory. “Afghanistan is a shit place to live, we should force people to stay there”
Just what we needed.
Of course that article fails to point out how the fuck did this ship manage to leave from Turkish shores.
Its a small cargo ship not a life boat.
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“After roaming the high seas for four days as Greece and Turkey haggled over its fate, a cargo ship packed with hundreds of Afghan refugees has been allowed to dock at an Aegean island, with passengers disembarking to apply for asylum.
In what Greece’s migration ministry called “an unusual and special case”, the Turkish-flagged vessel was towed into the port of Kos on Sunday.
About 375 passengers, the biggest single influx of asylum seekers in years, were taken to a reception centre on the island. Six others were detained for questioning and one woman was admitted to hospital on the island of Karpathos.
Greek coastguard officials said those onboard were mostly young Afghan males. Many were reported to be hungry and dehydrated after an ordeal that began on Thursday when the freighter, initially bound for Italy, developed engine trouble and sent out a distress signal off the island of Crete, shortly after setting sail from Turkey”
The US should be the one taking afghan refugees. It was our war and we can handle the influx better than Europe can.
Greeks always have trouble dealing with Sea People since ancient times.
Local media reported that 2/3 of the passengers where Pakistani and Bangladeshi.
Refugee policies always seem contradictory. “Afghanistan is a shit place to live, we should force people to stay there”
Just what we needed.
Of course that article fails to point out how the fuck did this ship manage to leave from Turkish shores.
Its a small cargo ship not a life boat.
There are two questions here does Turkish officials cooperate with smugglers or turkey is like [this?](https://b.scdn.gr/images/sku_main_images/025437/25437945/20210319161604_estia_sourotiri_zymarikon_01_8161_26x26cm.jpeg).