00:00 It's already one of the worst migrant crossing disasters this year and treatment efforts
00:05 are underway in Kalamata to aid the survivors of the deadly shipwreck off the Greek coast.
00:10 They appear distressed. Who wouldn't be distressed after a shipwreck? We hope more survivors
00:18 will be found.
00:19 The actual number of passengers on board the overcrowded fishing vessel is unknown, though
00:27 estimates are in the hundreds. The search for survivors has been expanded by both air
00:32 and sea and Coast Guard officials say the boat's engines failed overnight before capsizing
00:37 and sinking shortly afterwards.
00:40 Most of the victims were men from Egypt, Pakistan and Syria and the ship was believed to have
00:45 departed from eastern Libya and heading to Italy in one of the world's deadliest migration
00:50 routes.
00:51 To mark the loss of life, Greece's interim prime minister announced a national mourning
00:56 period for the tragedy.
00:57 This day has shocked everyone, including the government. The prime minister has decided
01:05 to declare three days of mourning in memory of the victims of this tragic accident, but
01:10 also for all the victims of the ruthless traffickers who exploited human misery.
01:16 In February, 96 people died when their wooden boat smashed into rocks off the Italian coast
01:23 during a storm in this year's worst Mediterranean sinking so far.
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